Mike James (rugby)

Mike James

Full name	Mike B. James
Date of birth	21 July 1973 (1973-07-21) (age 38)
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Lock
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1996–2000 2000–2007	USA Perpignan Stade Français
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
1994–2007	Canada	57	(20)
Coaching career
Years	Club / team
2008–	BC Bears
Rugby union career

Mike B. James (born on 21 July 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is one of a handful of professional Canadian rugby union players. Standing at 196 cm tall and weighing in at 110 kg, James is an imposing figure and is well known for his expertise in the set pieces. He has played for the prestigious French Barbarians, and was featured in the 2005 team that included New Zealand greats Justin Marshall and Kees Meeuws. He currently plays lock for Stade Français and was part of the Stade Français teams that won the French Premiership titles in 2003, 2004 and 2007.

He has earned 54 caps for Canada, 9 of which have come from World Cup matches. He has captained Canada on several occasions, and most recently in the match against France at Nantes. James has appeared in 4 World Cups – in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ^ Experienced vein runs through Canada squad – rugbyworldcup.com
2. ^ Final bow for James

External links

• Mike James statistics at Scrum.Com

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Name	James, Mike
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Date of birth	21 July 1973
Place of birth	Vancouver, British Columbia
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