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Born | [1] Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England | 10 August 1985||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Nixon (born 10 August 1985) is a former Scotland international rugby league footballer. He played on the wing for the Barrow Raiders in the Co-operative Championship. He represented Scotland at international level on three occasions in 2009.[4]
He was born in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, he is of Scottish descent.
Nixon announced his retirement from the game before the beginning of the 2013 season, but returned later that year to play for amateur side Dalton.[5] He re-signed for Barrow ahead of the 2014 season.[6]
Nixon is seventh in Barrow's all time try scorers list with 137 tries.[5]