James Llewellyn Shanklin (born 11 December 1948) is a Welsh former

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international. The son of a farmer, Shanklin grew up in

Tenby Tenby () is a seaside town and community (Wales), community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies within Carmarthen Bay. Notable features include of sandy beaches and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, the 13th-century Tenby Town Walls, me ...

and attended Greenhill Grammar School, where he was coached by ex-Wales player

Denzil Thomas James Denzil Thomas (21 April 1929 — 17 February 2014) was a Welsh international rugby union player. Born in Llandyfriog, Thomas attended Llandeilo and Ystalyfera Grammar Schools. Thomas, a centre, played with many clubs during his career, wit ...

. He moved to England to work after leaving school and spent his rugby career with

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, which he also captained for a period. During the early 1970s, Shanklin earned four caps for

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playing as a three-quarter and scored one try, against Ireland in 1973 at the

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in Cardiff. He has a son

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, born in London, who was capped 70 times for Wales in the 2000s.

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