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Full name | James McDonnell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wigan, Greater Manchester, England | 12 January 2000||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 15 st 10 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 22 February 2023 |
James McDonnell (born 12 January 2000) is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.
McDonnell played his amateur rugby league for Wigan St Judes.
McDonnell made his Super League debut in round 14 of the 2020 Super League season for the Warriors against St Helens where Wigan went on to lose 42–0 against a much more experienced St Helens squad. McDonnell started the match playing at centre and became Wigan Warriors player #1106. [3] [4] [5] [6]
On 14 May 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the York City Knights in the RFL Championship on one-month loan. [7]
McDonnell spent the 2022 season on duel registration with Leigh Centurions.[ citation needed ]
McDonnell played 23 matches for Leeds in the 2023 Super League season as the club finished 8th on the table and missed the playoffs. [8]
McDonnell received his first international call up for the England Knights in early 2022. Later that year he was called up to represent Ireland in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[ citation needed ]
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