James Phillips (rugby union)

James Phillips
Birth name	James Phillips
Date of birth	27 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	121 kg (19 st 1 lb)
School	Colston's School; St. Brendan's Sixth Form College
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Number Eight, Flanker, second row
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Cleve RFC
Senior career
Years	Team
2006–2010; 2010–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2016; 2016-2017; 2018–	Bristol; Exeter Chiefs; London Scottish; Bristol; Bath; Sale Sharks
International career
Years	Team
	England U16s; England U18s

James Phillips (born 27 September 1987 in England) is a rugby union player for Sale Sharks in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a back row or second row.

Phillips made his professional debut for Bristol against Sale Sharks in the 2007/08 season^[2] and has represented England at U16s and U18s level.

In January 2010, he extended his contract with Bristol.^[3] However, he signed for Exeter in June 2010, following Bristol's loss (to Exeter) in the Championship final.^[4] He re-signed for Bristol in 2015, and helped them win promotion to the Aviva Premiership in May 2016. Phillips chose to leave during the 2017-18 close season to join Bath.

On 15 March 2018, Phillips signed for Premiership rivals Sale Sharks on a two-year contract from the 2018-19 season.^[5]

References

^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
^ "Pain in the rain as Bristol fail in Sale". BBC. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
^ "Trio commit to Bristol Rugby". bristolrugby.co.uk. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
^ "Arscott, Eves, Crockett, Robinson and Phillips depart". bbc.co.uk. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010.
^ "James Phillips: Sale sign Bath number eight on two-year contract". BBC Sport. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

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[1] "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.

[Pain_in_the_rain_as_Bristol_fail_in_Sale-2] "Pain in the rain as Bristol fail in Sale". BBC. 23 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.

[3] "Trio commit to Bristol Rugby". bristolrugby.co.uk. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2010.

[4] "Arscott, Eves, Crockett, Robinson and Phillips depart". bbc.co.uk. 11 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010.

[5] "James Phillips: Sale sign Bath number eight on two-year contract". BBC Sport. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.

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