Jim Fallon (rugby)

Jim Fallon

Personal information
Full name	James Anthony Fallon
Born	(1965-03-27) 27 March 1965 (age 59) Windsor, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1990–92 Bath 1996–98 Richmond 1998 Bath Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1992–96 Leeds 140 74 0 0 296
Source: [1]

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]

Playing career

Born 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

1. "Player Summary: Jim Fallon". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
2. "Wing wizard Fallon savours Leeds Rhinos return". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
3. "Ultimate Challenge for public schoolboy". The Guardian. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
4. "Fallon Jim". Bath Rugby Heritage. Bath Rugby Club. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
5. "Spain v England B at Madrid". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
6. "Flying Fallon takes wing". The Independent. 22 April 1995. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
7. "Richmond's coup heralds the new era". The Independent. 8 May 1996. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
8. "Rugby Union: Premiership banking on salary caps". The Independent. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Profile at therhinos.co.uk
• Profile at ESPN Scrum