Ali James
| Born | Ali James 11 October 1979 Rugby, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ali James (born 11 October 1979 in Rugby, Warwickshire) is a sports physiotherapist and former English rugby union footballer.
Background
[edit]James was the son of a professional boxer, and began playing rugby at age 13.[1] A product of the Gloucester Rugby Academy, he moved to Newbury before rejoining Gloucester Rugby in the summer of 2007.[2][3] He played as a centre. During the 2007/08 season he played for Moseley as a loan player.[citation needed]
James played professionally while at university for physiotherapy, first studying at the University of the West of England, and later completing a master's degree at Oxford University.[1] While at Oxford, he played centre for the university squad.[4]
In 2012 he joined Wasps as a physiotherapist.[1] Later, he became head of Medical services for the team.[5] During the COVID-19 pandemic, James was credited with using temperature sensing to monitor player's health.[6][7][8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Premiership Rugby | Celebrating Black History Month with Ali James, head of medical services at Wasps". premiershiprugby.com. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Balding is back to face Tigers". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Lamb and Brown back for Gloucester". ESPN. 22 February 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Rugby: Wasps power in for big victory". Oxford Mail. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Premiership final: Exeter Chiefs & Wasps' young stars and old friends set for Twickenham". BBC Sport. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "TEAMS: Four senior Wasps players to miss Premiership final". The Rugby Paper. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Wayne Barnes out of Premiership final". Rugby World. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ "Wasps rugby club installs heat camera to ensure safe return to training | Sports Management". sportsmanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
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