James Thomas Tilyard (27 August 1889 – 1 November 1966) was a New Zealand rugby union player.
[1] 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.
He made nine All Black appearances on the tour, scored four tries and kicked two conversions as well as a drop goal.
[1] The talented sportsman also appeared in one first-class cricket match for Wellington in 1908, against Hawke's Bay in Napier.