29th September Born on this day 1944 in Aberdare. Jim Mills - former Wales and Great Britain rugby league international. Big Jim, an uncompremising prop forward, who originally played rugby union with Cardiff RFC, before turning professional and playing league with Halifax, Salford, Bradford Northern, Widnes and Workington Town and also in Australia for North Sydney. Mills was infamously banned for stamping on John Greengrasss head in the 25-24 win over New Zealand at Swansea at the 1975 World Series. The ban was eventually lifted but Mills remained banned for life by the New Zealand Rugby League. Jim Mills was inducted into the Widnes Hall of Fame in 1992. That year he also worked as team manager for the Wales national team. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Mills_(rugby_league)
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