| Full name | James William Black | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1958-06-10)10 June 1958 (age 66) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Manly, Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
James William Black (born 10 June 1958) is an Australian formerrugby union international.[1]
Black was born inSydney and attendedBeacon Hill High School.[2]
A utility back, Black was a noted goal-kicker in theShute Shield forManly and won a place on Australia's1984 grand slam tour of Britain and Ireland.[3] Although he didn't feature in the Tests, he scored 62 points from his eight tour matches, a tally bettered by onlyMichael Lynagh. He was capped four times for theWallabies in 1985. An injury toRoger Gould gave Black a chance at fullback in a two-Test home series against Canada. He then played outside centre in aBledisloe Cup match in Auckland, scoring his team's only try, before returning to fullback for a home Test against Fiji.[2]