James Lewis (rugby player)

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name = James Lewis


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birthname = James Lewis
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placeofbirth = Wales
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ru_nationalyears = 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007
ru_nationalcaps = 3 2 9 4
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ru_proclubs = Ebbw Vale RFC
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ru_province = Newport Gwent Dragons
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ru_sevensnationalteam = Wales Sevens
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James Lewis plays at outside center and is a member of the Newport Gwent Dragons squad for the season 2008-2009 and plays his domestic rugby for Ebbw Vale RFC in the Welsh Premiership. The twin brother of scrum half Robert, James Lewis has been involved in the Wales age grade set up at U16 level, U18 level, U19 level – scoring an outstanding try in Wales U19's win over France U19 in the 2005-2006 Grand Slam decider – and Wales U20, where he played a part in the newly created team's U21 Six Nations campaign in 2007. He has represented Wales on 18 occasions across all the age grade international teams.

Lewis became a member of the Wales Sevens squad at 19 years of age during the 2006-2007 season for the tour to Hong Kong and Adelaide for legs five and six of the 2006–2007 IRB World Sevens Series. He scored a try in the Plate quarter-final clash against Italy in Hong Kong; his team ultimately won the trophy by overcoming Argentina in the final.

He was the only player to represent Wales in all the 2007–2008 IRB Sevens World Series, and the 3 7s Rugby World Cup qualifying games. He scored a try in the Bowl semi-final in Dubai against Australia (which Wales narrowly lost), and further impressed in the George Sevens; he notched a match-winning try against France in the Bowl semi-final to put his side through to the final against England, in which he also scored to gain Wales Sevens' first piece of silverware in the 2007–2008 season.In 2007-2008 he was Wales and Europe's highest try scorer in the IRB series and the 13th highest try scorer in the World with 20 tries. Lewis has accumulated 34 tries for Wales 7s in all tournaments.