James Edward Nelson OBE (16 September 1921 – 13 June 2014)[1] was a rugby union international who represented Ireland from 1947 to 1954.

[2] He became a qualified accountant[3] Nelson played his senior rugby for the Malone club.

Nelson made his international debut on 6 December 1947 at Lansdowne Road in the Ireland vs Australia match and went on to play a further fifteen times for Ireland[2] In 1950 he toured Australasia with the British Lions and he played in 19 games, including the four test matches.

[2] He also played nine games for the Barbarians and captained the side against Cardiff in 1951 and also South Africa in 1952.

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