Date of birth | [1] | 16 October 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Merchant Taylors' Boys' School, Crosby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Harper (born 16 October 2000) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a prop forward for Sale Sharks.
Harper attended Merchant Taylors' Boys School in Great Crosby, Merseyside, where he started playing rugby union aged eleven years-old. [4] [5] He played rugby union at county level for Lancashire, and for Waterloo and Southport RFC. [6]
Harper joined the Sale Sharks academy from Southport RFC whilst in his teens. After progressing through the academy, he made his Premiership Rugby debut against London Irish on 21 March 2021. [7] [8]
Harper spent time on loan at Caldy RFC, and he helped them to win the 2021–22 National League 1 title. [9] [10] He has also spent time on loan at Coventry R.F.C. and playing in the Shute Shield for Australian side Western Sydney Two Blues. [11]
In September 2022, Harper signed a new four-year contract with Sale. [8] He started for the Sharks side that were eliminated in the semi-final of the 2024 Premiership by Bath. [12]
In March 2019 Harper represented England under-18 against France. [13] In February 2024 he was called up to the England A team. [14]
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