Aled James

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Aled James
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Personal information
Full nameAled James
Born (1982-02-17) 17 February 1982 (age 39)
Caerphilly, Wales
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight98 kg (15 st 6 lb) [1]
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionCentre
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
200x–0x Aberavon RFC
Rugby league
Position Wing, Centre, Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
Cardiff Demons
2003 Widnes Vikings 30000
2004–06 Sheffield Eagles
2006–10 Crusaders 1660024
2010–13 South Wales Scorpions 311110064
Total501710088
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003–10 Wales 134004
Source: [2] [3]

Aled James (born 17 February 1982) is a Welsh rugby league player-coach [4] for the South Wales Scorpions in the Championship 1. [5] He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super League, as a centre or wing.

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Background

James was born in Caerphilly, Wales.

International honours

Aled James won caps for Wales while at Widnes, Sheffield, and Celtic Crusaders 2003...present 6(9?)-caps + 2-caps (interchange/substitute) 1(2?)-try 4(8?)-points. [6]

He was named in the Wales squad to face England at the Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. [7]

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References

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  2. "Players - Love Rugby League". loverugbyleague.com.
  3. Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Aled James - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". rugbyleagueproject.org.
  4. "Skipper Aled James appointed Scorpions player-coach". South Wales Scorpions. 30 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. "Crusaders dominate Wales' squad". BBC. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.