- James Grindal
Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = James Grindal
fullname = James Grindal
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|8|18|df=yes
cityofbirth =Nuneaton
countryofbirth =England
height = height|ft=5|in=9
weight = 13 st 5 lbs (85 kg)
nickname =Grendel , Grinders
Bobby G, The Grindaliser
school =King Henry VIII School
university =Loughborough University
relatives =
position = Scrum-half
currentclub =Newcastle Falcons
clubnumber = 21
youthyears =
youthclubs = Nuneaton
years =
1999 ‐ 02
2002 ‐
clubs =Coventry R.F.C. Leicester Tigers Newcastle Falcons
caps(points) =
21 (20)
136 (40)
repyears =
repteam =England Saxons
repcaps(points) =
pcupdate =
repupdate =James Grindal (born 1980 in
Nuneaton ) is arugby union footballer who plays scrum-half forNewcastle Falcons . He has been capped by England at Under-21 level.He attended
King Henry VIII School inCoventry where he partneredAndy Goode , who he also partnered with at Leicester some years later.Grindal joined
Coventry R.F.C. but before long he was off toLeicester Tigers where he made his first-team debut in October 1999, aged 19. He couldn't quite break into the first-team at Leicester, only making 11 full appearances and 10 substitute appearances in the 3 years he was at the club.This prompted Grindal to made a move to another
Guinness Premiership (then called the Zurich Premiership) in the summer of 2002. Since then, he has made 106 first-team appearances (43 of which as a substitute). At Newcastle, Grindal has been partnered with World Cup winnerJonny Wilkinson , an England rival of his former half-back partner,Andy Goode .He was called into the
England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on1 February 2008 . cite web|url=http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=18739|title=England Saxons squad for Ireland A match|publisher=RFU|date=2008-01-23|accessdate=2008-02-05] cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7217616.stm|title=Varndell shines in Saxons victory|publisher=BBC|date=2008-02-02|accessdate=2008-02-05]References
External links
* [http://www.newcastle-falcons.co.uk/198_283.php Newcastle Falcons player profile]
* [http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=18780 England profile]
* [http://www.leicestertigers.com/31_3616.php Leicester Tigers player profile]
* [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_905.html Profile at itsrugby.co.uk]
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