Jimmy Stonehouse
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{{Infobox rugby union biography
| name = Jimmy Stonehouse
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| fullname = James Stonehouse
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|03|30|df=y}}
| birth_place = Krugersdorp, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| weight = {{convert|100|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
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| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
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| coachyears1 = 1990–1992
| coachteams1 = {{Rut|Pumas}} Craven Week
| coachyears2 = 1990–1997
| coachteams2 = Hoërskool Ermelo
| coachyears3 = 1994–1997
| coachteams3 = {{Rut|Pumas}} Craven Week
| coachyears4 = 1998–2008
| coachteams4 = Hoërskool Waterkloof
| coachyears5 = 2000–2001
| coachteams5 = Russia U19
| coachyears6 = 2000
| coachteams6 = Russia Sevens
| coachyears7 = 2002–2003
| coachteams7 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} Craven Week
| coachyears8 = 2005–2007
| coachteams8 = Pretoria Harlequins
| coachyears9 = 2007–2008
| coachteams9 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} Craven Week
| coachyears10 = 2008–2015
| coachteams10 = {{Rut|Pumas}}
| coachyears11 = 2009
| coachteams11 = Royal XV
(assistant)
| coachyears12 = 2012
| coachteams12 = South African Barbarians (North)
| coachyears13 = 2013
| coachteams13 = South Africa President's XV
| coachyears14 = 2015–2017
| coachteams14 = Toshiba Brave Lupus
| coachyears15 = 2018–present
| coachteams15 = {{Rut|Pumas}}
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James Stonehouse (born in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a South African rugby union coach who is the head coach of the {{Rut|Pumas}}.{{cite web | url=http://whoswho.co.za/jimmy-stonehouse | title=Who's Who SA : Jimmy Stonehouse | publisher=Who's Who SA | access-date=6 August 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808060055/http://whoswho.co.za/jimmy-stonehouse | archive-date=8 August 2014 | url-status=dead }}
Rugby union
=Early career=
As a player, Stonehouse played hooker for {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}. During his playing days, he was also a teacher at Hoërskool Ermelo between 1984 and 1997 and achieved success coaching their first team,{{cite web|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1991/05/27/19/8.html |title=Middelburg klop aartsvyand HTS |publisher=Beeld |date=27 May 1991 |access-date=6 August 2014 |language=Afrikaans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809202833/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1991/05/27/19/8.html |archive-date= 9 August 2014 }} guiding them to the Quarter Finals of the Director's Trophy in 1992 and to the Semi-Finals of the same competition in 1993.{{cite web|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2006/11/13/JP/7/erjimmy.html |title=Bobaas-breier |publisher=Beeld |date=13 November 2006 |access-date=6 August 2014 |language=Afrikaans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809202842/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2006/11/13/JP/7/erjimmy.html |archive-date= 9 August 2014 }} He was also the coach of the {{Rut|South Eastern Transvaal}}'s Craven Week (Under-18) side from 1990 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1997.
He joined Pretoria-based secondary school Hoërskool Waterkloof as their Director of Rugby from the start of 1998,{{cite web|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1997/09/22/5/4.html |title=Klofies kraai koning in Beeld, Ford se skolereeks Ermelo neem tweede plek in |publisher=Beeld |date=22 September 2007 |access-date=6 August 2014 |language=Afrikaans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809202918/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1997/09/22/5/4.html |archive-date= 9 August 2014 }} guiding them to the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} high school championship in 2003, the first time in 12 years. He also coached the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}' Craven Week team in 2003 and 2004.
During this time, he also coached the Russia Under-19 team that participated at the FIRA European U19 Tournament in France, guiding them to victory in the Plate competition.{{cite web|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2000/07/06/6/9.html |title=SA se Stonehouse brei Russe vir WB |publisher=Beeld |date=6 July 2000 |access-date=6 August 2014 |language=Afrikaans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809202836/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2000/07/06/6/9.html |archive-date= 9 August 2014 }} He also coached the Russia Sevens side as they qualified for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in Argentina. He was appointed as head coach of the {{nrut|Russia}} national team, but returned to South Africa shortly afterwards for family reasons.{{cite web|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2000/10/11/4/11.html |title=Stonehouse los Rusland |publisher=Beeld |date=11 October 2000 |access-date=6 August 2014 |language=Afrikaans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809202840/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2000/10/11/4/11.html |archive-date= 9 August 2014 }}
In 2004, Stonehouse joined club side Pretoria Harlequins in the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}' Carlton League competition,{{cite web|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2004/12/01/S2/10/02.html |title=Lappiestruie kry twee nuwe afrigters volgende seisoen |publisher=Beeld |date=1 December 2004 |access-date=6 August 2014 |language=Afrikaans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809202530/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2004/12/01/S2/10/02.html |archive-date= 9 August 2014 }} guiding them to the Semi-Finals in 2006, the first time in 22 years they achieved that feat. He also appointed as {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}' Craven Week coach for 2007 and 2008.
In 2005 and 2006, he also coached the Blue Bulls' Women's Sevens side and the Women's national Sevens side that won the Africa tournament held in Uganda.
=Pumas=
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Stonehouse got his big breakthrough in 2008, when he was appointed as the head coach of the {{Rut|Pumas}}.{{cite web|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2008/01/31/TN/14/mgosstone.html |title=Hy slyp al lank sy tande hiervoor |publisher=Beeld |date=31 January 2008 |access-date=6 August 2014 |language=Afrikaans |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809202921/http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2008/01/31/TN/14/mgosstone.html |archive-date= 9 August 2014 }}
=Toshiba Brave Lupus=
In January 2015, Stonehouse announced his decision to leave the {{Rut|Pumas}} after seven years with the side to join Japanese Top League side Toshiba Brave Lupus in April of the same year.
=Representative sides=
He also had short spells coaching sides on a short-term basis; he was one of the coaches of the Royal XV that played against the British & Irish Lions during the 2009 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa, the South African Barbarians (North) side that faced {{nrut|England}} during the 2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa and of the South Africa President's XV side that won the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup.
Bodybuilding
Stonehouse also took part in bodybuilding competitions. He won the Mr South Africa competition in 2005 and came sixth in the Mr Universe competition in 2006.{{Cite news |last=Greenaway |first=Mike |date=26 June 2022 |title=Former Mr Universe finalist Jimmy Stonehouse finally lifts ultimate weight |url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/rugby/currie-cup/former-mr-universe-finalist-jimmy-stonehouse-finally-lifts-ultimate-weight-c475fd10-4f3b-400d-93b4-2a8f9d14ad04 |work=IOL}}
References
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Net Worth
Stonehouse currently has a net worth of $1.5 Million (USD) or €1.467 Million (Euros.){{Pumas squad}}
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Category:South African rugby union coaches