Jim Hannan (rugby union)
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| Birth name | James Hannan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Newport, Monmouthshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Newport, Monmouthshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 7 lb (189 lb; 86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Hannan (1864 – 22 June 1905) was a Welsh international rugby union player who played club rugby for Newport. A strong tactical forward his scrummaging work was excellent and could pivot the whole scrum around him.
He first played for Newport in the 1884/85 season, but played only the single game. The next season, he was a regular member of the first XV finding himself surrounded by many of the Welsh international forwards. In the 1891/92 season Hannon was part of the unbeaten Newport team.