James Stanley Roope Reeve (12 September 1908 – 6 November 1936) was an English international

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The son of a judge, Reeve was born in

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and attended

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, before undertaking further studies at

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. He followed his father into law and became a barrister. Reeve was a long-striding wing three-quarter who was quick off the mark and played his rugby with Harlequins. He made his

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debut in the 1929 Five Nations and featured in all four matches of their championship-winning 1930 campaign, scoring two tries in their tournament opener against

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. Selected on the 1930 British Lions tour, Reeve played the first Test at Carisbrook and scored the first of his side's two tries to help defeat the All Blacks 6–3, which would be their only win of the series. He featured in a further two matches against the All Blacks, then played the one-off Test in Sydney, and was said to have outpaced Olympic sprinter James Carlton in a fixture against New South Wales. In 1936, Reeve was killed in a motor accident, at the age of 28.

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