- Mike James (rugby)
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Mike James Full name Mike B. James Date of birth 21 July 1973 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
2000–2007USA Perpignan
Stade FrançaisNational 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
- ^ Experienced vein runs through Canada squad – rugbyworldcup.com
- ^ Final bow for James
External links
Canada squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup Forwards Backs Culpan · Daypuck · Fairhurst · Mensah-Coker · Monro · Pritchard · Pyke · Smith · Spicer · Trenkel · van der Merwe · Weingart · WilliamsCoach Canada squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup Forwards Backs Coach Forwards Backs Coach Forwards Backs Coach BirtwellCategories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from British Columbia
- Canadian rugby union players
- Rugby union locks
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- Stade Français rugby players
- Canada international rugby union players
- Canadian sportspeople stubs
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