Jamie Bloem

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Jamie Bloem
Full nameJamie Bloem
Date of birth (1971-05-26) 26 May 1971 (age 52)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [ citation needed ]
University University of Cape Town
Occupation(s)Landscaper
Rugby league career
Position(s) Halfback, Second-row, Centre, Fullback
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990 Cape Town Coasters ()
1992 Castleford Tigers 1 (4)
1993 Oldham RLFC 12 (8)
1993-1994 Doncaster 44 (76)
1997-1998 Widness Vikings 39 (171)
1998-2002 Halifax Panthers 108 (336)
2003 Huddersfield Giants 22 (34)
2004-2005 Halifax Panthers 51 (359)
2011-2013 Stainland Stags ARLFC ()
Correct as of 24 February 2024
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992-2000 South Africa 14 (31)
2004 Scotland 2 (4)
Correct as of 24 February 2024
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Youth career
1990-1991 Western Province
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1990-1992 Union Milnerton RFC ()
1999 Racing 92 ()
2002-2004 Halifax RUFC 36 (90)
2005-2006 Thornensians RUFC ()
2006-2007 Old Brodleians RUFC ()
2007-2011 Old Rishworthians RUFC ()
2013-2018 Halifax Vandals RUFC ()
2023 Heath Hawks ()
Correct as of 24 February 2024
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2005-2006 Thornensians RUFC (player-coach)
2006-2007 Old Brodleians RUFC (player-coach)
2007-2011 Old Rishworthians RUFC (player-coach)
2011-2013 Stainland Stags ARLFC (player-coach)
2013-2018 Halifax Vandals RUFC (player-coach)
2019-2020 Huddersfield YM RUFC (Head coach)
2019-2022 Greetland All-rounders ARLFC (Head coach)
2022-2023 Halifax RUFC (Head coach)
2023- Elland RLFC (Head coach)
Correct as of 24 February 2024
Refereeing career
YearsCompetitionApps
2010 Nordic Cup 1
2013-2016 Challenge Cup 5
Correct as of 24 February 2024

Jamie Bloem (born 26 May 1971) is a former dual code rugby player and rugby league referee. He currently coaches amateur rugby league side Elland ARLFC. He played representative rugby league for South Africa and Scotland. At club level for Cape Town Coasters (South Africa), Castleford Tigers, [1] [2] [3] Oldham, Doncaster, [4] Widnes Vikings, [5] Halifax Panthers, Huddersfield Giants and player-coach for Stainland Stags ARLFC, as a fullback , wing , centre , scrum-half , second-row, or loose forward. [6] [7]

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In rugby union he played for Western Province at representative level, and at club level for Union Milnerton RFC (Cape Town), Racing Métro 92, Halifax RUFC and player-coach for Thornensians RUFC, Old Brodleians RUFC, Old Rishworthians RUFC, and Halifax Vandals RUFC. [6] [8] [9]

Rugby league

Club career

Bloem initially played his club rugby league for the Cape Town Coasters in South Africa, [10] he also played in France and has travelled extensively as a player, he became player-coach at Stainland Stags ARLFC (Halifax, West Yorkshire) during the Pennine League 2010–11 season.

Drugs ban

In November 1994, Bloem was the first rugby league player to test positive for performance enhancing anabolic steroid nandrolone, he was banned for two years. [11] [12]

Representative career

Bloem was the captain of South Africa (RL) during the 2000 World Cup, [9] [13] he was eligible for Scotland (RL) through his mother's nationality. [8]

Rugby union

Bloem has also had spells with rugby union sides; Halifax RUFC, Thornensians RUFC (Thorne, Doncaster), and Old Brodleians RUFC (Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire), whom he took to their first promotion in 75 years, he transferred to Old Rishworthians RUFC (Rishworth, Halifax, West Yorkshire) as player-coach for the 2007–08 season, he was the top point scorer for Old Rishworthians in 2007–08, breaking the club record with 375 points in the season, he became player-coach at Halifax Vandals RUFC at the start of the 2013–2014 season.

Later years

Bloem became a BBC radio rugby league sports summariser, [14] and a rugby league referee and controlled the Nordic Cup match between Norway and Sweden at Partille Ground (Spartacus Rugby Club), Gothenburg on Saturday 30 October 2010. [15] [16] [17]

Personal life

Bloem was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Scottish and South African parents, his twin sister died at the age of six weeks. He was brought up in apartheid-torn South Africa on a military base where his father was stationed. Bloems father died in action when he was 15.

After retiring from rugby Bloem set up a landscape gardening business in Halifax, West Yorkshire. [18]

Bloem was wrongly accused of having sex with a minor, the charge was found to be completely without foundation. [19] [20] [21]

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  6. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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  20. ↑ "Hard-hitting Bloem paid a heavy price for playing the game he loved". halifaxcourier.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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