James O'Donnell (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 1860 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Piltown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 May 1942 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jack O'Donnell (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James O'Donnell (1860 – 1 May 1942) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A forward, he was a member of the first New Zealand national team in 1884, and later played for New South Wales.