James Short (rugby union)

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James Short
Birth nameJames Short
Date of birth (1989-10-15) 15 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Redhill, England
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2013
2013-2014
2014-2015
2015-
Saracens
Wasps
London Irish
Exeter Chiefs
51
6
13
66
(55)
(5)
(15)
(155)

James Short (born 15 October 1989) is an English rugby union player. He plays at Wing for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. He was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent.

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Club career

Short arrived at Saracens in 2007.

The 2010-2011 season was really Short's breakthrough season for the Saracens team. He played regularly in the Saracens team and got a reputation for being a prolific try scorer and was the top try scorer for Saracens. Short also scored the only try [2] in the 2011 Aviva Premiership Final helping Saracens to win their first ever Premiership final in a 22-18 victory over Leicester Tigers. Overall in the season Short made 24 appearances and scored 13 tries.

At the end of the 2013/14 season he joined London Irish.

On 23 July 2015 it was announced that Short would be joining Premiership Rivals, Exeter Chiefs. [3]

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References

  1. "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Saracens". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  2. "Leicester 18-22 Saracens". BBC News. 28 May 2011.
  3. Stevens, Mark. "Short signs for the Chiefs". Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 23 July 2015.