Mel James

{{Short description|Welsh rugby footballer (1948–2022)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Mel James

|fullname = Melvyn James

|image =

|imagesize =

|caption =

|birth_date = {{birth date |1948|2|21|df=y}}

|birth_place = Resolven, Wales

|death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|11|1948|2|21|df=y}}

|death_place = Resolven, Wales

|height =

|weight =

|first = RU

|ru_position =

|position = {{rlp|PR}}

|ru_club1 = {{nowrap|Resolven RFC}}

|ru_year1start = 19??

|ru_year1end = 68

|ru_appearances1 =

|ru_tries1 =

|ru_goals1 =

|ru_fieldgoals1 =

|ru_points1 =

|ru_club2 = Swansea RFC

|ru_year2start = 1968

|ru_year2end = 72

|ru_appearances2 = 183

|ru_tries2 = 17

|ru_goals2 = 0

|ru_fieldgoals2 = 0

|ru_points2 = 57

|club1 = {{nowrap|St. Helens}}

|year1start = 1972

|year1end = 83

|appearances1 = 337

|tries1 = 41

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 123

|teamA = Wales

|yearAstart = 1975

|yearAend = 81

|appearancesA = 11

|triesA = 1

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 3

|new = yes

|retired = yes

|updated = 21 June 2012

|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mel-james/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}

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Melvyn James (21 February 1948 – 11 December 2022) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Resolven RFC and Swansea RFC, and at representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for St. Helens, as a {{rlp|pr}}.{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}