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James Rodwell
Rodwell at the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens
Date of birth (1984-08-23) 23 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birthWendover, Buckinghamshire, England
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight106 kg (234 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team competition
Representing  England
World Cup 7’s
Silver medal – second place 2013 Moscow World Cup {{{2}}}
Silver medal – second place 2018 San Fancisco World Cup {{{2}}}

James Rodwell (born 23 August 1984) is an English professional rugby sevens player currently in the England Sevens squad.[1] He is the most capped England sevens player of all time. He holds the record for consecutive world 7s series tournaments with 69 in a row.[citation needed] He has played a total of 91 World Sevens Series tournaments. (Worlds most capped player in the history of Sevens)

Early life

Rodwell was born in Wendover. A graduate in Business Commerce at Birmingham University, he began playing rugby at the age of seven at Tring RFC, his local club, and played for Berkhamsted Collegiate School from the age of ten, where he figured at centre and full back.

He played mainly at Number 8 for the 1sts during his time at university, developing into a key member of the leadership group of a club which valued on-field performance as well as social development (banter).

Sevens

He moved on to rugby sevens. James made his England Sevens debut against the United States at Dubai in 2008 and at his previous Club Moseley was voted the club’s U21 player of the year in 2004-05, the players’ player in 2006-07 and supporters’ player in 2008-09.

Representative honours came thick and fast on his rise with Hertfordshire Schools 18 Group, London & South East U18, captaining North Midlands U20 and representing Midlands U20 foreshadowing appearances for English Universities in 2005, England Counties (2006) and England Sevens.

James was named IRB player of the tournament in the 2010 Dubai leg of the series. He represented England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi where the team finished fourth.[2] He also represented England in the 2014 Commonwealth games in Glasgow where the team finished fifth.

Honours

  • Silver Medal (Great Britain): Rugby sevens at the 2016 Summer Olympics
  • National Trophy: 2009
  • Wellington 7s: 2009 and 2013
  • London 7s: 2009
  • Dubai 7s: 2010 and 2011
  • Tokyo 7s: 2015
  • Cape Town 7s: 2016
  • Vancouver 7s: 2017
  • IRB player of the tournament Dubai 7s: 2010

References

  1. ^ "James Rodwell – Official RFU England Profile". Rfu.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Ben Gollings to lead England Commonwealth sevens team". BBC News. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
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