James Tilyard
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James 'Jimmy' Thomas Tilyard (27 August 1889 – 1 November 1966) was a New Zealand
rugby union
international.
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.
He played his only Test match for New Zealand when he took the field as a fly-half in a 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.
Tilyard returned to the national team in 1920 and captained them for a tour of Australia. He made nine All Black appearances on the tour, scored four tries and kicked two conversions as well as a drop goal.
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.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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...
international.
Tilyard, Australian born, represented Wellington
Wellington Rugby Football Union
The Wellington Rugby Football Union is the official governing body of rugby union in the city of Wellington, the capital of New Zealand...
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.
He played his only Test match for New Zealand when he took the field as a fly-half in a 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.
Tilyard returned to the national team in 1920 and captained them for a tour of Australia. He made nine All Black appearances on the tour, scored four tries and kicked two conversions as well as a drop goal.
The talented sportsman also appeared in one first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
match for Wellington
Wellington Firebirds
The Wellington Firebirds are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams that make up New Zealand Cricket.It is based in Wellington. It competes in the State Championship first class competition, the State Shield domestic one day competition and the State Twenty20 Cricket Tournament.The...
in 1908, against Hawke's Bay in Napier. In a drawn match, Tilyard contributed scores of 31 and nine.