Ali James
{{short description|English rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|10|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Rugby, Warwickshire, England
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| weight = 13 st 8 lbs (86 kg)
| university = University of Oxford
| ru_currentteam = Wasps RFC
| position = Centre
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| youthclubs1 = Gloucester Academy
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| years2 = 2007 -
| years3 = 2007 -
| clubs1 = Newbury
| clubs2 = Gloucester Rugby
| clubs3 = Moseley (loan)
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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.{{Cite web |title=Premiership Rugby {{!}} Celebrating Black History Month with Ali James, head of medical services at Wasps |url=https://premiershiprugby.com/content/celebrating-black-history-month-with-ali-james-head-of-medical-services-at-wasps |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=premiershiprugby.com}} A product of the Gloucester Rugby Academy, he moved to Newbury before rejoining Gloucester Rugby in the summer of 2007.{{Cite web |title=Balding is back to face Tigers |url=https://www.leicestertigers.com/news/balding-is-back-to-face-tigers-2008-02-08 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Leicester Tigers |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2008-02-22 |title=Lamb and Brown back for Gloucester |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/15402040/lamb-brown-back-gloucester |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He played as a centre. During the 2007/08 season he played for Moseley as a loan player.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2004-10-20 |title=Rugby: Wasps power in for big victory |url=https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/6561831.rugby-wasps-power-big-victory/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Oxford Mail |language=en}}
In 2012 he joined Wasps as a physiotherapist. Later, he became head of Medical services for the team.{{Cite news |date=2020-10-23 |title=Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs & Wasps' young stars and old friends set for Twickenham |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54663511 |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} During the COVID-19 pandemic, James was credited with using temperature sensing to monitor player's health.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-10-23 |title=TEAMS: Four senior Wasps players to miss Premiership final |url=https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/latest-news/38653/teams-four-senior-wasps-players-to-miss-premiership-final/amp/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=The Rugby Paper}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-10-23 |title=Wayne Barnes out of Premiership final |url=https://www.rugbyworld.com/news/wayne-barnes-out-of-premiership-final-115023 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Rugby World |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Wasps rugby club installs heat camera to ensure safe return to training {{!}} Sports Management |url=https://www.sportsmanagement.co.uk/Sports-news/latest/news/346056 |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=www.sportsmanagement.co.uk}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071109173557/http://www.gloucesterrugbyclub.com/323_3333.php Gloucester Rugby profile]
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Category:English rugby union players
Category:Rugby union players from Rugby, Warwickshire
Category:Gloucester Rugby players
Category:British physiotherapists
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:Alumni of the University of Oxford
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