Mike James (rugby)
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Mike B. James is one of a handful of professional Canadian rugby union
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 Français and was part of the Stade Français teams that won the French Premiership titles in 2003, 2004 and 2007.
He has earned 54 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. James has appeared in 4 World Cups – in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
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
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
greats Justin Marshall
Justin Marshall
Justin Warren Marshall, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He was born in Mataura and educated in Gore before settling in Christchurch. Marshall played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005...
and Kees Meeuws
Kees Meeuws
Kees Junior Meeuws is a former New Zealand rugby union prop and current assistant coach of the Highlanders in the Super Rugby tournament. Meeuws played 42 tests for the All Blacks between 1998 and 2004, scoring 10 test tries...
. He currently plays lock for Stade Français and was part of the Stade Français teams that won the French Premiership titles in 2003, 2004 and 2007.
He has earned 54 caps for Canada
Canada national rugby union team
The Canada national rugby union team represents Canada in international rugby union. They are governed by Rugby Canada, and play in red and black. Canada is classified by the International Rugby Board as a tier two rugby nation. There are ten tier one nations, and seven tier two nations, the...
, 9 of which have come from World Cup
Rugby World Cup
The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....
matches. He has captained Canada on several occasions, and most recently in the match against France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
at Nantes. James has appeared in 4 World Cups – in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007