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Full name | Paul James | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Neath, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
School | Dwr-y-Felin Comprehensive School | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
Current status | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ospreys | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||
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Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
2001–03 2004–06 2012–15 |
Neath Swansea Bath |
23 2 74 |
(5) (5) (5) |
Correct as of 30 May 2015
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Provincial/State sides | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
2003–12, 2015– | Ospreys | 215 | (35) |
Correct as of 3 March 2017
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Apps | (points) |
2003– | Wales | 66 | (0) |
Correct as of 12 March 2016
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Paul James (born 13 May 1982 in Neath, Wales) is a Welsh international rugby union player for Ospreys in the Guinness Pro12. James' position of choice is as a prop. In November 2009, James was called into the Wales team to play in the problem tight-head position against New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium on 7 November 2009.
In May 2012 he agreed a two-year contract with Bath Rugby
On 20 October 2014, it was announced James would return to Ospreys on a two-year deal at the end of the Aviva Premiership season.