James "Jim" G. Moffatt (birth unknown â death unknown) was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s and 1900s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Melrose RFC, as a forward, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Other Nationalities and Lancashire, and at club level for Oldham and Leeds, as a forward.
Jim Moffatt played as a forward and scored a try in Oldham's 19âÂÂ9 victory over Hunslet in 1899 Challenge Cup Final during the 1898âÂÂ99 season at Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester.
He later transferred to Leeds.
Jim Moffatt won a cap playing as a forward (in an experimental 12-a-side match), for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Leeds in the 9âÂÂ3 victory over England at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 5 April 1904, in the first ever international rugby league match.
Moffat quit rugby league in 1904 when he emigrated to South Africa. He later moved to California in the United States, where he lived for over 40 years.