 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | James Alexander Stokes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 November 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mansfield, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Nottingham High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Nottingham Trent University University of Law | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Alexander Stokes (born 19 November 1991) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Major League Rugby club Rugby Football Club Los Angeles. [1] [2]
Stokes was born in Mansfield, East Midlands. He began playing rugby at the age of 14, representing Nottingham High School, [3] where he played alongside future professional rugby players Alex Lewington and Max Trimble. [4]
Stokes began his career at Nottingham Rugby Club. He made appearances in the British and Irish Cup. He scored a match-winning drop goal from 40 meters out against Pontypridd RFC. [5]
In 2013, Stokes joined Cambridge Rugby Club, and played a role in their promotion to National League One in 2016. He then moved to Coventry RFC. At Coventry, he helped the team secure promotion to the RFU Championship in the 2017–18 season. He finished as the league's top try-scorer with 21 tries, a club record. [6] He also tied the club record for most tries in a single game, scoring four against Yorkshire Carnegie in the 2019–20 season. [7] He made over 80 appearances for Coventry, scoring 35 tries. [8]
In December 2019, Stokes signed with London Irish on a short-term contract. [9] He debuted against Bath Rugby in the Gallagher Premiership. [10] He played fullback, wing, and centre. [11]
In June 2021, Stokes signed a new contract with London Irish. [12] Stokes made 61 appearances for London Irish, scoring 12 tries in the Gallagher Premiership, Premiership Rugby Cup, and ECPR Challenge Cup. His try against Sale Sharks in May 2023 won the club's 'Try Of The Year' award.
After London Irish's financial difficulties in June 2023, Stokes joined Major League Rugby team Rugby Football Club Los Angeles. He made 11 appearances in the 2024 season, scoring a try against San Diego Legion. [13]
Wasps Rugby Football Club was a professional rugby union team. They last played in Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby, until being suspended on 12 October 2022. On 17 October 2022, the club entered administration, resulting in relegation from the league and all staff being made redundant. They exited administration on 16 December 2022.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club based in Coventry, England. The club enjoyed great success during the 1960s and 70s, with many players representing their countries. Coventry's home ground is the Butts Park Arena, which opened in 2004. Between 1921 and 2004, the club played at Coundon Road. The club plays in the RFU Championship following their promotion from the 2017–18 National League 1.
Scott Elliot Hamilton is a New Zealand international rugby union player, who plays both on the wing or at fullback; he played two times for the All Blacks in 2006 and has played for the Crusaders in Super Rugby and Canterbury in the NPC. New Zealand's provincial competition. Hamilton moved to Leicester Tigers in 2008 where he played 142 games in 7 seasons winning three Premiership Rugby titles in 2009, 2010 and 2013.
Shaun Perry is a former English rugby union footballer, who last played for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. His usual position was at scrum half.
Mike Umaga is a former Samoa international rugby union and rugby league footballer.
Edd Thrower is an English rugby union footballer who plays at wing or fullback for London Welsh RFC. Thrower began his professional playing career in 2001 with Premiership side London Irish, where he spent three seasons. Thrower played for Wasps from 2004 to 2007 and spent the following two seasons at Saracens. He played for Italian Premiership side Parma Rugby FC during the 2009–10 season, before returning to England to play in the 2010-11 RFU Championship for the Bedford Blues. Thrower signed for London Welsh RFC in June 2011.
Tom Homer is an English former rugby union player who played at centre, wing and fullback for London Irish in Premiership Rugby. He was a member of the Grand Slam winning England U18 side in 2008 and was a member of the England U20 squad in January 2008.
Darren Dawidiuk is a former rugby union footballer, who last played for Premiership Rugby outfit Bristol Bears. He played as a hooker.
National One, up until 2023 known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage League National Division Three when founded in 1987. Chinnor are the current champions.
Matthew Boris "Matt" Kvesic is an English professional rugby union player for Coventry. Born in Iserlohn Germany to English parents of Croatian and Polish roots, he represented England at international level and played for several youth representative sides before making his debut for the senior team in 2013. Predominantly an openside flanker, he has also played on the blindside and at number eight.
David Humphreys MBE is an Irish former rugby union player. He played 72 times for Ireland, scoring 560 points, including 6 tries, and at the time of his international retirement was Ireland's most capped out-half. He played his club rugby for London Irish and Ulster, winning the 1998-99 Heineken Cup, the 2004 Celtic Cup and the 2005–06 Celtic League with the latter. Since retiring as a player he has served as director of rugby for Ulster and Gloucester, as a performance consultant with the Georgian Rugby Union, and Director of Performance Operations with the England and Wales Cricket Board. Since June 2024 he has been Performance Director of the IRFU.
Liam Brian Williams is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays for Kubota Spears in Japan Rugby League One. At international level, he has represented Wales, having made his test debut against New Zealand in 2012, and the British & Irish Lions in 2017 and 2021. Williams has previously played for Scarlets, Saracens, and Cardiff.
Ross Chisholm, is an English professional rugby union player for Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership. He is a Fullback, also playing on the Wing.
Rob Cook is an English professional rugby union player who played for Premiership side Gloucester as a fullback. Former Deputy-Director of Sport and Director of Rugby at King Edward VI Grammar School Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Joshua Huw Adams is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.
George Arthur Furbank is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a fullback for Premiership Rugby club Northampton Saints and the England national team.
Theo Heffernan Vukašinović is an English rugby union lock who plays for RFC Los Angeles in the MLR. He appeared 19 times for RFU Championship club London Scottish in the 2018/19 season. Ahead of the 2019/2020 season he joined Premiership Rugby team Wasps RFC.
Matthew Abramo Gallagher is a professional rugby union player for Benetton Rugby in the United Rugby Championship. His primary position is fullback, though can also play on either wing. Gallagher's father is John Gallagher, who won the 1987 Rugby World Cup with New Zealand.
Will Wand is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. His usual position is centre. He previously played for Coventry and Cambridge.
Izaiha Moore-Aiono is a professional rugby union player who plays as a back row forward for Premiership Rugby club Saracens. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds.
{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)