James Robert Brady (born 11 February 1931) is an Irish former international rugby union player.[1]
| Full name | James Robert Brady | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 February 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 15 st (210 lb; 95 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Belfast High School | ||||||||||||||||
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A Belfast native, Brady was educated at Belfast High School and represented Ulster from schoolboys level. He played his senior rugby for Belfast's CIYMS club and won Ireland selection in his first season of top-grade rugby.[2][3]
Brady, a bank clerk by profession, was capped 12 times by Ireland as second-row forward. He featured twice in Ireland's championship-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign and was the first CIYMS product to play international rugby.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Irish rugby international is married". Belfast Telegraph. 23 November 1954.
- ^ "Rugby: Ciyms face exit door". Belfast Telegraph. 5 December 1997.
- ^ a b "Birthday "present"". Belfast News-Letter. 12 February 1951.
External links
edit- Jim Brady at ESPNscrum