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.
| Birth name | James Phillips | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 September 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bristol, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 121 kg (19 st 1 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Colston's School St. Brendan's Sixth Form College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit- ^ "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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