Tom James (rugby union, born 1993)

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Tom James
Date of birth (1993-10-12) 12 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Yeovil, England
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School Sherborne School
University Loughborough University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Northampton Saints
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2017
2017-2020
2020–
Bedford Blues
Doncaster Knights
Northampton Saints
17
68
72
(15)
(132)
(70)
Correct as of 26 November 2020

Tom James (born 12 October 1993) is an English professional rugby union player currently playing for Northampton Saints in Premiership Rugby. His position is scrum-half. [1]

Career

James was educated at Sherborne School before going on to study at Loughborough University. Whilst there he played for Loughborough Students RUFC.

After completing his studies James signed for Bedford Blues in the RFU Championship for the 2016/17 season.

He then made the switch to fellow RFU Championship side Doncaster Knights. [2]

On 21 April 2020 it was announced that James would join Northampton Saints in the Premiership from the 2020/21 season. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Tom James (Scrum-half)". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  2. "SIGNING | Scrum half James signs from Blues". Doncaster Knights. 2017-05-04. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. "Saints sign Doncaster scrum-half James". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  4. "Saints sign scrum-half Tom James". Northampton Saints. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  5. "Tom James to join Northampton Saints for 2020/21". Doncaster Knights. 2020-04-21. Retrieved 2020-11-26.