James Voss (rugby union)

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James Voss
Birth nameJames Voss
Date of birth (1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth London
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Coventry
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2014 Jersey Reds 37 (10)
2014–2016 Hartpury College 28 (10)
2016–2018 Jersey Reds 22 (0)
2018–2019 Leicester Tigers 0 (0)
2018– Coventry 16 (5)
2011–Total103(25)
Correct as of 5 April 2019

James Voss (born 22 July 1994) [1] is an English professional rugby union player for Coventry in the RFU Championship. His usual position is lock.

Career

Voss made his debut for Jersey Reds in National League 1 as a 17 year old. [2] He played 30 times in Jersey's first two campaigns in the RFU Championship [2] before joining Hartpury College R.F.C. back in National League 1 in 2014. [3]

In 2016 Voss re-joined Jersey. [2] On 27 March 2018 Voss joined Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby with immediate effect. [4]

Voss never played for Leicester and joined Championship side Coventry on a season-long loan for the 2018-19 season. [5] Voss then made the move to Coventry permanent in April 2019, signing a two-year contract. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "James Voss Leicester Tigers profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "James Voss: Jersey re-sign forward after two-year absence". BBC. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Gloucester sign Jersey's James Voss for new rugby scholarship". BBC. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Leicester Tigers boost second row ranks with signing of James Voss from Jersey". Leicester Mercury. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "James Voss joins Coventry on season long loan". Coventry Rugby. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "James Voss and Ben Adams extend their Coventry Rugby stay". Coventry Rugby. 4 April 2019.
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