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Ireland international rugby union player

Rugby player

Jim Staples

Birth name James Edward Staples
Date of birth (1965-10-20) 20 October 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Bermondsey, Southwark, United Kingdom
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) FullbackSenior careerYears Team Apps (Points)1991-19941994-1998 London IrishHarlequins ()Provincial / State sidesYears Team Apps (Points)1984-1990 Connacht ()International careerYears Team Apps **(Points)**1991-1997 Ireland26(25)

James Edward Staples (born 20 October 1965 in Bermondsey) is a former rugby union footballer. He played as a fullback.

He had 26 caps for Ireland, scoring 5 tries and 2 conversions, 25 points in aggregate. He played club rugby for London Irish and Harlequins. Staples alongside club colleague Simon Geoghegan also represented Connacht in the Irish Provincial Championship, which at the time served as trial games for selection to the national team.

Staples played at the 1991 Rugby World Cup and at the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He played 5 times at the Five Nations, in 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996 and 1997.

During his playing career Staples weighed 82 kg and was 1.88m in height.