James Tilyard
| Full name | James Thomas Tilyard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 August 1889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Waratah, Tasmania, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 November 1966 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Dannevirke, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Fred Tilyard (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | First five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand No. | 205 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Provincial/State sides | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1908–11, 13–20 1912, 1921 |
Wellington Wanganui |
43 10 |
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| National team(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913–20 | New Zealand | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Thomas "Jimmy" Tilyard (27 August 1889 – 1 November 1966) was a New Zealand rugby union player.
Tilyard, Australian born, represented Wellington and Wanganui provincially. He played his club rugby with Poneke. A brother, Fred, was also an All Black while other brothers competed in club rugby at a high level.[1]
He played his only Test match for New Zealand when he took the field as a first five-eighth in an 11-point loss to Australia at Christchurch in 1913. It was more of a second string All-Blacks team as the usual players had already started their tour of Canada when this Test, the final of the series, was played.[2]
Tilyard returned to the national team in 1920 and captained them for a tour of New South Wales. He made nine All Black appearances on the tour, scored four tries and kicked two conversions as well as a drop goal.[1]
The talented sportsman also appeared in one first-class cricket match for Wellington in 1908, against Hawke's Bay in Napier. In a drawn match, Tilyard contributed scores of 31 and nine.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Profile: Jimmy Tilyard". All Blacks.com.
- ↑ "Australia tour of New Zealand - Christchurch, 20 September 1913". Scrum.com.
- ↑ "Hawke's Bay v Wellington 1907/08". CricketArchive.