James Tilyard

Jimmy Tilyard

Birth name	James Thomas Tilyard
Date of birth	27 August 1889
Place of birth	Waratah, Tasmania, Australia
Date of death	1 November 1966(1966-11-01) (aged 77)
Place of death	Dannevirke, New Zealand
Notable relative(s)	Fred Tilyard (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) First five-eighth Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1908–11, 13–20 1912, 1921 Wellington Wanganui 43 10 () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1913–20 New Zealand 1 (0)
Cricket information
Batting	Left-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1907–08	Wellington
Only First-class	2 April 1908  v Hawke's Bay
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 40 Batting average 20.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 31 Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: CricketArchive, 14 February 2016

James Thomas Tilyard (27 August 1889 – 1 November 1966) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

Tilyard, Australian born, represented Wellington and Wanganui provincially. He played his club rugby with Poneke. A brother, Fred, was also an All Black while other brothers competed in club rugby at a high level.

He played his only Test match for New Zealand when he took the field as a first five-eighth in an 11-point loss to Australia at Christchurch in 1913. It was more of a second string All-Blacks team as the usual players had already started their tour of Canada when this Test, the final of the series, was played.

Tilyard returned to the national team in 1920 and captained them for a tour of New South Wales. He made nine All Black appearances on the tour, scored four tries and kicked two conversions as well as a drop goal.

The talented sportsman also appeared in one first-class cricket match for Wellington in 1908, against Hawke's Bay in Napier. In a drawn match, Tilyard contributed scores of 31 and nine.