James Dalton (rugby union)

James Dalton (born 16 August 1972) is a South African rugby union player who played for the South Africa national rugby union team.^[1] He was educated at Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg, South Africa.

James Dalton

Date of birth	(1972-08-16) 16 August 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	95.45 kg (15 st 0.4 lb)
School	Jeppe High School for Boys
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1992–2000 Transvaal 76 () 2001–2002 Falcons 18 () Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1998–1999 Cats 8 () 2001–2002 Bulls 16 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1994–2002 South Africa 43 (25)

He was the winner of the 1995 World Cup but did not play in the final or the semi-final. In his second pool match, against Canada, he took part in a fight, and was suspended for the rest of the tournament.^[2][3]

Career

Provincial

Dalton played for the Transvaal Schools team in 1990 and was also selected for the South African Schools team in 1990. He made his debut for the Transvaal senior side in 1992 and in 2001 went to play for the Falcons.

In Super Rugby, Dalton played for the Cats during 1998 and 1999 and for the Bulls in 2001 and 2002.^[4]

National team

He played his first game for the Springboks on 8 October 1994 against Argentina. His last test match took place on 23 November 2002 against England.^[5]

He played in the 1995 World Cup (two games, winners). Although it is widely reported he took part in a fight which led to him missing the remainder of the 1995 World Cup, TV footage shows that Dalton was trying to stop the fight and calm the situation down.^{[citation needed]}