Jordan James
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This article is about the Welsh rugby league player. For the American soccer player, see Jordan James (soccer).

Jordan James
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Personal information
Born (1980-05-24) 24 May 1980 (age 41)
Bath, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight16 st 1 lb (102 kg) [1]
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003–04Sheffield Eagles30150060
2005–06Castleford Tigers2290036
2006Wigan Warriors630012
2006–07Widnes Vikings49100040
2008–11Crusaders RL80160064
2010(loan)→ South Wales Scorpions20000
2010(loan)→ Widnes Vikings60000
2012–13Salford City Reds4460024
2014Wigan Warriors172008
2014(loan)→ Workington Town51004
2015Swinton Lions232008
Total2846400256
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003–13Wales3090036
Source: [2][3]

Jordan James (born 24 May 1980) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 2000s and 2010s.

He played for in the Super League for the Wigan Warriors (Heritage № 990), Crusaders RL along with the South Wales Scorpions, the Swinton Lions, the Widnes Vikings, the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 830), the Sheffield Eagles and the Salford City Reds.[2][3]

Jordan is a former Royal Marine of 42 Commando who served with the marines in Iraq and was awarded the King's Badge during his Marines training and played his amateur rugby league with Gloucestershire Warriors.[4][5]

After retiring from playing, Jordan has gone on to have a successful career coaching and inspiring younger Wigan Warriors' players.

Background

James was born in Bath, Avon, England.

International honours

James has been captain numerous times for Wales while at Salford, Sheffield, Castleford, Widnes and Celtic Crusaders.[3]

He was named in the Wales squad to face England at the Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[6]

He was named Wales' player of the year for 2009.[7]

In 2010 he represented Wales again in the 2010 Alitalia European Cup.

He represented Wales in the 2011 Four Nations.

He represented Wales in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.

Personal life

He appeared in the fourth series of the ITV dating show Take Me Out, which aired on 1 December 2012. He got a date with Victoria after becoming the first person in the history of the show to still have all 30 lights left on in the final round.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Crusaders Rugby League". web page. Crusaders Rugby League Club. Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ Wilson, Andy (2 February 2009). "Rugby league: Jordan James ready to lead Celtic Crusaders into new territory". The Guardian. London.
  6. ^ "Crusaders dominate Wales' squad". BBC. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  7. ^ "Hayne named Player of the Year". Daily Telegraph. 10 November 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.

External links

  • (archived by web.archive.org) Salford City Reds Profile
  • (archived by web.archive.org) Widnes Profile
  • (archived by web.archive.org) King's Badge
  • (archived by web.archive.org) Warriors Sign Jordan James
  • (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
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