James Phillips (rugby union)

James Phillips

Birth name	James Phillips
Date of birth	(1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	121 kg (19 st 1 lb) [1]
School	Colston's School St. Brendan's Sixth Form College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number Eight, Flanker, second row Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Cleve RFC () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2010 Bristol 82 (60) 2010–2014 Exeter Chiefs 49 (35) 2014–2015 London Scottish 26 (25) 2015–2016 Bristol 29 (20) 2016–2017 Bath 17 (5) 2018– Sale Sharks 0 (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) England U16s – England U18s

James Phillips (born 27 September 1987 in England) is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a back row or second row.

Phillips made his professional debut for Bristol against Sale Sharks in the 2007/08 season ^[2] and has represented England at U16s and U18s level.

In January 2010, he extended his contract with Bristol. ^[3] However, he signed for Exeter in June 2010, following Bristol's loss (to Exeter) in the Championship final. ^[4] He re-signed for Bristol in 2015, and helped them win promotion to the Aviva Premiership in May 2016. Phillips chose to leave during the 2017-18 close season to join Bath.

On 15 March 2018, Phillips signed for Premiership rivals Sale Sharks on a two-year contract from the 2018–19 season. ^[5]

References

1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
2. "Pain in the rain as Bristol fail in Sale". BBC. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
3. "Trio commit to Bristol Rugby". bristolrugby.co.uk. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
4. "Arscott, Eves, Crockett, Robinson and Phillips depart". BBC. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010.
5. "James Phillips: Sale sign Bath number eight on two-year contract". BBC Sport. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

External links

• Bristol profile
• Guinness Premiership profile ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}