Rugby player
| Birth name | Ali James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1979-10-11) 11 October 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali James (born 11 October 1979 in Rugby, Warwickshire) is a sports physiotherapist and former English rugby union footballer.
Background
James was the son of a professional boxer, and began playing rugby at age 13. A product of the Gloucester Rugby Academy, he moved to Newbury before rejoining Gloucester Rugby in the summer of 2007. He played as a centre. During the 2007/08 season he played for Moseley as a loan player.
James played professionally while at university for physiotherapy, first studying at the , University of the West of England, and later completing a masters at Oxford University. While at Oxford, he played centre for the university squad.
In 2012 he joined Wasps as a physiotherapist. Later, he became head of Medical services for the team. During the COVID-19 pandemic, James was credited with using temperature sensing to monitor player's health.
References
- ^ "Premiership Rugby | Celebrating Black History Month with Ali James, head of medical services at Wasps". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "Balding is back to face Tigers". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "Lamb and Brown back for Gloucester". ESPN.com. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "Rugby: Wasps power in for big victory". Oxford Mail. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs & Wasps' young stars and old friends set for Twickenham". BBC Sport. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "TEAMS: Four senior Wasps players to miss Premiership final". The Rugby Paper. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "Wayne Barnes out of Premiership final". Rugby World. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "Wasps rugby club installs heat camera to ensure safe return to training | Sports Management". www.sportsmanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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