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 Parktown Boys' High School and matriculated at Jeppe High School for Boys in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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[edit]

Provincial[edit]

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[edit]

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]}

Test history[edit]

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Tries	Date	Venue
1.	Argentina	42–22	Replacement		8 Oct 1994	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
2.	Australia	27–18	Hooker		25 May 1995	Newlands, Cape Town
3.	Canada	20–0	Hooker		3 Jun 1995	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
4.	Wales	40–11	Hooker		2 Sep 1995	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
5.	Italy	40–21	Hooker		12 Nov 1995	Stadio Olimpico, Rome
6.	England	24–14	Hooker		18 Nov 1995	Twickenham, London
7.	New Zealand	26–33	Replacement		24 Aug 1996	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
8.	New Zealand	32–22	Hooker		31 Aug 1996	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
9.	Argentina	46–15	Hooker		9 Nov 1996	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
10.	Argentina	44–21	Hooker		16 Nov 1996	Ferro Carril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
11.	France	22–12	Hooker		30 Nov 1996	Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux
12.	France	13–12	Hooker	1	7 Dec 1996	Parc des Princes, Paris
13.	Wales	37–20	Hooker		15 Dec 1996	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
14.	Tonga	74–10	Replacement		10 Jun 1997	Newlands, Cape Town
15.	British Lions	35–16	Hooker		5 Jul 1997	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
16.	New Zealand	35–55	Hooker		9 Aug 1997	Eden Park, Auckland
17.	Australia	61–22	Hooker	1	23 Aug 1997	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
18.	Italy	61–31	Hooker		8 Nov 1997	Dall'Ara Stadium, Bologna
19.	France	36–32	Hooker	1	15 Nov 1997	Stade de Gerland, Lyon
20.	France	52–10	Hooker		22 Nov 1997	Parc des Princes, Paris
21.	England	29–11	Hooker		29 Nov 1997	Twickenham, London
22.	Scotland	68–10	Hooker		6 Dec 1997	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
23.	Ireland	37–13	Hooker		13 Jun 1998	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
24.	Ireland	33–0	Hooker	1	20 Jun 1998	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
25.	Wales	96–13	Hooker		27 Jun 1998	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
26.	England	18–0	Hooker		4 Jul 1998	Newlands, Cape Town
27.	Australia	14–13	Hooker		18 Jul 1998	Subiaco Oval, Perth
28.	New Zealand	13–3	Hooker		25 Jul 1998	Athletic Park, Wellington
29.	New Zealand	24–23	Hooker	1	15 Aug 1998	Kings Park, Durban
30.	Australia	29–15	Hooker		22 Aug 1998	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
31.	Wales	28–20	Hooker		14 Nov 1998	Wembley, London
32.	Scotland	35–10	Hooker		21 Nov 1998	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
33.	Ireland	27–13	Hooker		28 Nov 1998	Lansdowne Road, Dublin
34.	England	7–13	Hooker		5 Dec 1998	Twickenham, London
35.	Wales	34–19	Hooker		8 Jun 2002	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
36.	Wales	19–8	Hooker		15 Jun 2002	Newlands, Cape Town
37.	Argentina	49–29	Hooker		29 Jun 2002	PAM Brink Stadium, Springs
38.	New Zealand	20–41	Hooker		20 Jul 2002	Westpac Stadium, Wellington
39.	Australia	27–38	Hooker		27 Jul 2002	The Gabba, Brisbane
40.	New Zealand	23–30	Hooker		10 Aug 2002	Kings Park, Durban
41.	Australia	33–31	Hooker		17 Aug 2002	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
42.	France	10–30	Hooker		9 Nov 2002	Stade Velodrome, Marseilles
43.	England	3–53	Hooker		23 Nov 2002	Twickenham, London

See also[edit]

• List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 614

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Springboks site
• scrum.com statistics