Jim Fallon (rugby)

James Anthony Fallon (born 27 March 1965) is an English former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s. He played club rugby union as a wing for Bath (two spells) and Richmond, and rugby league for Leeds, also as a wing.[2]

Jim Fallon
Personal information
Full nameJames Anthony Fallon
Born (1965-03-27) 27 March 1965
Windsor, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1990–92 Bath
1996–98 Richmond
1998 Bath
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Rugby league
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1992–96 Leeds 140 296
Source: [1]

Playing career

Born in Windsor, Fallon attended Belmont Abbey School in Herefordshire.[3] He started his playing career in rugby union. He joined Bath in 1990,[4] helping them win the 1991–92 Pilkington Cup. He also represented England B against Spain.[5]

In 1992, he was persuaded to switch codes by Leeds coach Doug Laughton.[6] He was a losing finalist with Leeds in the 1993–94 and 1994–95 Challenge Cup.

He returned to rugby union in 1996, joining Richmond.[7] He returned to Bath before retiring in 1999 on medical advice following an operation on a detached retina.[8]

References
  1. "Player Summary: Jim Fallon". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. "Wing wizard Fallon savours Leeds Rhinos return". Yorkshire Evening Post. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. "Ultimate Challenge for public schoolboy". The Guardian. 23 August 2005. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. "Fallon Jim". Bath Rugby Heritage. Bath Rugby Club. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  5. "Spain v England B at Madrid". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  6. "Flying Fallon takes wing". The Independent. 22 April 1995. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. "Richmond's coup heralds the new era". The Independent. 8 May 1996. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  8. "Rugby Union: Premiership banking on salary caps". The Independent. 25 March 1999. Retrieved 3 September 2023.


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