- Jordan James
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playername = Jordan James
fullname = Jordan James
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position = Prop / Second row
currentclub =Celtic Crusaders
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|5|24
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height = 6 ft 2 ins (1.88 m)
weight = 16 st 11 lbs (107 kg)
club1 =Sheffield Eagles
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club2 =Castleford Tigers
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club3 =Swinton Lions
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club4 =Wigan Warriors
year4start = 2006
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appearances4 = 6
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points4 = 12
club5 =Widnes Vikings
year5start = 2006 ‐ 07
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club6 =Celtic Crusaders
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teamA = Wales
yearAstart = 2003 ‐
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new = yesJordan James, born
24 May ,1980 is an Welshrugby league player.Jordan James plays for the
Celtic Crusaders in National League One. He also plays for Wales.His primary position is as a prop and he can also operate as a second-row forward.
James is a former
Sheffield Eagles player who moved toCastleford Tigers where he was offered a full-time contract. He won the Supporters Club Player of the Year in 2004 while at Sheffield Eagles. James is also a Welsh international who played alongside Ian Watson in the Euro-Nations Cup. He then went on to play for theSwinton Lions in Rugby League National League 2 before, in 2006, he was bought by Wigan Warriors for an undisclosed fee.Wigan Warriors coach
Ian Millward bought Jordan James to try and help Wigan after several key players became injured during the 2006 Super League season. James had also had offers fromWhitehaven but turned them down to join Wigan. Since joining Wigan James has played 4 games scoring 2 tries; one against St Helens and the other against Harlequins. Jordan James along with Oliver Wilkes were loaned out by Wigan to allow Wigan to sign prop forwardStuart Fielden , James is now on loan at National League 1 teamWidnes Vikings and will be until the end of the 2006 season. In July 2006 Wigan Warriors decided to release James from his contract at the club allowing him to sign for Widnes Vikings.He was signed by Wigan during a run of injuries at the Super League club. He later joined Widnes initially on loan in 2006, a move that he later made permanent.cite web|url=http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/players.php?id=13|title=Jordan James|publisher=Widnes|date=2007-07-20|accessdate=2007-07-20]
Jordan James was a revelation with Widnes, in 2007 scoring 6 tries in 23 games.cite web|url=http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/playerstats.php|title=Player Stats|publisher=Widnes|date=2007-07-20|accessdate=2007-07-20]
He has been named in the Wales squad to face England at the
Keepmoat Stadium prior to England's departure for the2008 Rugby League World Cup .cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7642490.stm|title=Crusaders dominate Wales' squad|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-03|accessdate=2008-10-04]References
External links
* [http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/players.php?id=13 Widnes Profile]
* [http://www.wiganwarriors.com/News_full.asp?newsid=1932 Warriors Sign Jordan James]
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