James Anthony Fallon (born 27 March 1965) is an English former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played club rugby union as a wing for Bath (two spells) and Richmond, and rugby league for Leeds, also as a wing.[2]
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| Full name | James Anthony Fallon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 March 1965 Windsor, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 9 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby league | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editBorn in Windsor, Fallon attended Belmont Abbey School in Herefordshire.[3] He started his playing career in rugby union. He joined Bath in 1990,[4] helping them win the 1991–92 Pilkington Cup. He also represented England B against Spain.[5]
In 1992, he was persuaded to switch codes by Leeds coach Doug Laughton.[6] He was a losing finalist with Leeds in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 Challenge Cup.
He returned to rugby union in 1996, joining Richmond.[7] He returned to Bath before retiring in 1999 on medical advice following an operation on a detached retina.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Player Summary: Jim Fallon". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Wing wizard Fallon savours Leeds Rhinos return". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Ultimate Challenge for public schoolboy". The Guardian. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ "Fallon Jim". Bath Rugby Heritage. Bath Rugby Club. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Spain v England B at Madrid". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Flying Fallon takes wing". The Independent. 22 April 1995. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Richmond's coup heralds the new era". The Independent. 8 May 1996. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Rugby Union: Premiership banking on salary caps". The Independent. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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