James Elias

James Elias
Personal information
Born	4 December 1993 (age 29); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb)
Position	Centre, Second-row
Representative
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Last updated May 21, 2023

James Elias (born 4 December 1993) is a Lebanon international rugby league footballer. Playing as a centre or second-row, Elias represented Lebanon at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.^[3]^[4]

Form Corlette, New South Wales, Elias is a youth worker and teacher aid. He played in the NSW Cup for three seasons for the Newcastle Knights.^[5] Elias played for Western Suburbs Rosellas for two seasons (in 2017 and 2018) before leaving to pursue a career in policing.^[6]

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References

↑ "James Elias - Career Stats & Summary". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
↑ "James Elias - Newcastle Knights profile". newcastleknights.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.
↑ "Full squads for every team at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup". Daily Telegraph. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
↑ Callinan, Josh (13 October 2017). "Decider to World Cup for Lebanon's Elias". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
↑ Watts, Ellie-Marie (17 October 2017). "Elias named for Lebanon's World Cup squad". Port Stephens Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
↑ Callinan, Josh (6 September 2018). "Newcastle Rugby League: World Cup representative James Elias finishes time at Western Suburbs". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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[1] "James Elias - Career Stats & Summary". rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[2] "James Elias - Newcastle Knights profile". newcastleknights.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013.

[3] "Full squads for every team at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup". Daily Telegraph. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

[4] Callinan, Josh (13 October 2017). "Decider to World Cup for Lebanon's Elias". Theherald.com.au. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

[5] Watts, Ellie-Marie (17 October 2017). "Elias named for Lebanon's World Cup squad". Port Stephens Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2017.

[6] Callinan, Josh (6 September 2018). "Newcastle Rugby League: World Cup representative James Elias finishes time at Western Suburbs". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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