About James O'Neill
James O'Neill was a rugby union player.
James Bowman O'Neill (21 August 1895 — 19 April 1968) was an Irish international rugby union player.
O'Neill was educated at Methodist College Belfast and Queen's University Belfast.
As a scrum-half, O'Neill gained his solitary Ireland cap against Scotland at Inverleith during the 1920 Five Nations Championship. He captained the Queen's University first XV and also played rugby for Collegians.
O'Neill was a rugby writer for the Belfast News-Letter, under the pen name "Criticus".
A civil servant, O'Neill worked in the Ministry of Home Affairs for many years and was put in charge of settling the World War II evacuees from Holland, after Germany invaded. He became assistant secretary of the ministry.
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Who was James O'Neill?
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James O'Neill died on 19 April 1968.
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James O'Neill was a rugby union player.
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