James Robert Brady (born 11 February 1931) is an Irish former international

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player. A

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native, Brady was educated at

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and represented Ulster from schoolboys level. He played his senior rugby for Belfast's CIYMS club and won

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selection in his first season of top-grade rugby. Brady, a bank clerk by profession, was capped 12 times by Ireland as second-row forward. He featured twice in Ireland's championship-winning 1951 Five Nations campaign and was the first CIYMS product to play international rugby.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brady, Jim 1931 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ireland international rugby union players Rugby union players from Belfast Rugby union locks Ulster Rugby players People educated at Belfast High School

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