Birth name | James Robert Shillcock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 14 st 4 lb (200 lb; 91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Warwick School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Robert Shillcock (born 1 August 1997) [1] is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. His primary positions are fullback and fly-half. He previously played for Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in Japan's Rugby League One, and for Worcester Warriors & Bath in Premiership Rugby.
Shillcock began playing rugby for Warwick School at the age of 7. [2] He made his debut for Worcester Warriors at the age of 17 against London Scottish in the RFU Championship semi-finals; becoming the youngest player to feature in the play-offs. [3]
After making his debut at scrum-half he later played both full back and fly-half. [4] By the time he extended his contract with Worcester in December 2018 he was used predominantly at fly half. [5]
On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted. [6]
Shortly after having his contract terminated at Worcester Shillcock was signed by Bath on a short-term deal along with former Worcester teammate Billy Searle. [7] He then joined Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in Japan Rugby League One for the 2022–23 Japan Rugby League One – Division 1 season. [8]
On 26 January 2023, Leicester Tigers announced Shillcock as a new signing for the 2023-24 season. [9]
In February 2024 Shillcock scored nine points for the England A side during a victory over Portugal. [10]
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