Matt James (rugby league)

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Matt James
Personal information
Full name Matt James
Date of birth March 26, 1987 (1987-03-26) (age 21)
Place of birth Wakefield, Yorkshire, Flag of EnglandEngland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 15 st 10 lbs (100 kg)
Club information
Position(s) Prop
Current club Bradford Bulls
Number 17
Youth clubs
Years Club
 ??  ??
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)
2006 ‐ Bradford Bulls 28(0)
Representative teams**
2007 ‐ Flag of WalesWales 1 (4)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of April 5th, 2008.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of April 5th, 2008.

Matt James(born 26 March 1987 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire) is an British rugby league player. He usually plays as a Prop for Super League side Bradford Bulls in England and the Wales national rugby league team.

Matt is seen as a star of the future. He has made great progress since joining the Bulls from Eastmoor on the advice of Brian McDermott. He represented the Senior side in his first two seasons whilst still eligable for the Junior Academy. Matt has played for both England and Yorkshire in his career so far.

In 2007 Matt was given some extra game and made 12 appearances and ended 2007 with a call up to the Wales RL team for the World Cup 2008 Qualifers.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Club Career

Year Club Apps Pts T G FG
2006 Bradford Bulls 4 - - - -
2007 Bradford Bulls 12 - - - -
2008 Bradford Bulls 5 - - - -

[edit] Representative Career

Year Team Matches Tries Goals Field Goals Points
2007 Flag of WalesWales 1 1 0 0 1
2008 Flag of WalesWales 0 0 0 0 0

[edit] External links

Bradford Bulls
The Club
RepresentativesHistoryStatisticsHonoursPlayers
Seasons
19961997199819992000200120022003
200420052006200720082009 • 2010 •2011
Stadiums
Greenfield Athletic GroundBirth LaneGrattan StadiumValley Parade
Captains
Robbie Paul (1996-2004) • Jamie Peacock (2005)

Iestyn Harris (2006) • Paul Deacon (2007 -present)

Coaches
David Hobbs (1990 - 1993) • Peter Fox (1993-1995)
Brian Smith (1995-1996) • Matthew Elliott (1996-2000)
Brian Noble (2001-2006) • Steve McNamara (2006 - present)