Brock James
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| Date of birth | 22 October 1981 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Victoria, Australia | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb) | ||
| School | The Scots College | ||
| University | Sydney University | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Amateur clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | ||
| 2001–2004 2005–2006 |
Sydney University Nedlands | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004 2006–2016 2016– |
Taranaki Clermont Auvergne La Rochelle |
8 289 10 |
(93) (2,483) (111) |
| correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005 2006 |
Reds Western Force |
3 10 |
(0) (7) |
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2000 2002 |
Australia U19 Australia U-21 |
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| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
| 2002 | Australia | ||
Brock James (born 22 October 1981 in Victoria, Australia) is an Australian rugby union player currently playing for French club La Rochelle.
James learnt to play Rugby at Old Collegians in South Australia. He represented South Australia at U12, U14 and U16's and first represented Australia in 1997 as an Under 16.
James then moved to attend The Scots College in Sydney and Sydney University, where he was a resident of St. John's College. After a few good seasons in the southern hemisphere, he joined Clermont-Ferrand after Stephen Jones's departure. For his first season, he played every single game with Clermont and became top scorer of the league with 380 points. From 4 January till 28 March 2009, he scored 41 placed kicks in a row,[1] a new record for the Top 14, the old one being Romain Teulet's 35 kicks in a row in 2004–05.[2]
James has earned caps for Australia U-21 and Australia national sevens team in 2002.
James was ranked #50 in the list 'The 50 best rugby players in the world 2009' by the British newspaper 'The Independent'.[3][4]
On 1 January 2016, James makes the switch for Top 14 rivals La Rochelle from the 2016-17 season.[5]
Honours
- Top 14 2010
- European Challenge Cup (2007)
- Under 21 Australian selection
- Under 19 Australian selection (World Cup)
- Under 16 Australian selection (a particularly notable achievement as he was playing outside of the traditional rugby states, for Old Collegians in South Australia at the time, where his father Jesse James was also a coach. Ben Suttell was Head Coach and inspired Brock to change positions from half-back to five-eighth)
Notes and references
- ↑ "Cyber Vulcans" (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ↑ "Brock James s'offre le record du Castrais Teulet" (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- ↑ Coyle, Danny. (2009-12-18) The 50 best rugby players in the world 2009 – News & Comment – Rugby Union. The Independent. Retrieved on 2011-11-12.
- ↑ "Rugby - Player statistics James Brock - club stats". Itsrugby.co.uk. 1981-10-22. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- ↑ "La Rochelle pulls of Brock James coup". ESPN. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.