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James Cantion was a London Irish rugby union player.

Olympics

In 1900 he was a member of the Moseley Wanderers RFC who represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1900 Olympic Games.

Britain was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. Britain lost its only game, against France. The game against Germany was cancelled due to travel plans.

References

1. "James Cantion". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
2. "James Cantion Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2010. Sports Reference

External links

• James Cantion at Team GB
• James Cantion at Olympedia

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