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Jim Hannan (rugby player)
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Jim Hannan was a Welsh
international rugby union
player who played club rugby for Newport. A strong tactical forward his scrummaging work was excellent and could pivot the whole scrum around him.
He first played for Newport in the 1884/85 season, but played only the single game. The next season he was a regular member of the first XV finding himself surrounded by many of the Welsh
international forwards. In the 1891/92 season Hannon was part of the unbeaten Newport team.
on December 22, 1888 and scored a try in the game. He would represent his team on another 18 occasions, and although on the losing side more often than not, he was part of the 1890 Wales team that beat England for the first time at Dewsbury in 1890. In 1893 he was part of the Wales team that won their first Triple Crown
under the captaincy of Arthur Gould.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
international rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who played club rugby for Newport. A strong tactical forward his scrummaging work was excellent and could pivot the whole scrum around him.
He first played for Newport in the 1884/85 season, but played only the single game. The next season he was a regular member of the first XV finding himself surrounded by many of the Welsh
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
international forwards. In the 1891/92 season Hannon was part of the unbeaten Newport team.
International rugby career
Hannan was first capped for Wales against the touring New Zealand Māori team1888-1889 New Zealand Native football team
The 1888–1889 New Zealand Native football team was a New Zealand football team that toured Britain, Australia and New Zealand in 1888 and 1889. The team was composed mainly of players of Māori ancestry, although several Pakeha were included in the squad. The tour was a private endeavour, and was...
on December 22, 1888 and scored a try in the game. He would represent his team on another 18 occasions, and although on the losing side more often than not, he was part of the 1890 Wales team that beat England for the first time at Dewsbury in 1890. In 1893 he was part of the Wales team that won their first Triple Crown
Triple Crown (Rugby Union)
In rugby union, the Triple Crown is an honour contested annually by the four national teams of the British Isles who compete within the larger Six Nations Championship: England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. If any one team manages to win all their games against the other three they win the...
under the captaincy of Arthur Gould.
International matches played
Wales 1888 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895- IrelandIreland national rugby union teamThe Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895 1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895