About James Bordass
Lived 1903 – 1972 (aged 68–69). James Bordass was a rugby union player.
James Harrison Bordass (2 July 1903 – December 1972) was an English international rugby union player.
Raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, Bordass was captain of the rugby team at Royal Grammar School and attended Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, winning blues for rugby.
Bordass, a centre, toured South Africa with the British Lions in 1924 and appeared in 11 of the fixtures. He also played for Old Novocastrians RFC, Cleckheaton, Newcastle, Northumberland and Richmond.
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Who was James Bordass?
rugby player
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James Bordass was born on 2 July 1903.
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James Bordass died in 1972.
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James Bordass was a rugby union player.
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