Mike James (rugby)
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Date of Birth: | 21 July, 1973 | |
Place of Birth: | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
Height: | 1.96 m | |
Weight: | 110 kg | |
Position: | Lock (Second Row) | |
Country: | Canada | |
Test Caps: | Canada 50 | |
Test Points: | 15 (3 tries) | |
Club: | Stade Francais |
Mike B. James (born on July 21, 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is one of a handful of professional Canadian rugby players. Standing at 196 cm tall and weighing in at 110 kg, James is an imposing figure and is well known for his expertise in the set pieces. He has played for the prestigious French Barbarians, and was featured in the 2005 team that included New Zealand greats Justin Marshall and Kees Meeuws. He currently plays lock for Stade Francais and was part of the Stade Francais teams that won the French Premiership titles in 2003 and 2004.
He has earned 50 caps for Canada, 9 of which have come from World Cup matches. He has captained Canada on several occasions, and most recently in the match against France at Nantes.
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Forwards: | Banks • Charron • Cooke • Cudmore • Douglas • Abrams • Jackson • James • Knaggs • Lawson • Reid • Snow • Thiel • Tkachuk • van Staveren • Yukes | ![]() |
Backs: | Barker • Cannon • Di Girolamo • Fairhurst • Fauth • Fyffe • King • Lougheed • Pritchard • Stanley • Witkowski • Ross • Smith • Williams | |
Coach: | Clark |