James Meadows (rugby league)
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| Full name | James Meadows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1999 Teddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Meadows (born 15 May 1999) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off, scrum-half or fullback for the London Broncos in the Betfred Super League.
He previously played for the London Broncos in the Super League and the Championship, and spent time on loan from the Broncos at the London Skolars and the Coventry Bears in League 1, and the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship. Meadows has also played for the Batley Bulldogs in the Betfred Championship.
Career[edit]
London Broncos[edit]
Meadows made his professional début for the London Broncos against the Barrow Raiders on 4 Feb 2018 in Round 1 of the Championship.
Batley Bulldogs[edit]
On 12 Oct 2021 it was reported that he had signed for the Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship[4]
James is now head coach of University of Leeds Rugby League team alongside his team mates Aidan McGowan (Backs and Celebration coach) and Josh Hodson (Middles and Hydration coach).
London Broncos (re-join)[edit]
On 10 Nov 2023 it was reported that he had re-signed for the London Broncos in the Super League.[5]
Club statistics[edit]
| Year | Club | Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points |
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| 2018 |  London Broncos
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Championship | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 |  London Skolars
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League 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | London Broncos
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Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 |  Coventry Bears
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League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | London Skolars
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League 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 |  Sheffield Eagles
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Championship | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | London Broncos
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Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | London Broncos
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Championship | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 |  Batley Bulldogs
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Championship | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | Batley Bulldogs
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Championship | 31 | 17 | 61 | 0 | 190 |
| 2024 | London Broncos
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Super League | |||||
| Club career total [6][7] | 102 | 33 | 61 | 0 | 254 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Player Summary: James Meadows". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "London Star James Meadows makes move north ahead of 2022". Love Rugby League. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "London Broncos' signing spree continues with third of the day as Championship playmaker returns to the capital". Love Rugby League. 10 November 2023.
- ^ Love Rugby League
- ^ Rugby League Project
External links[edit]
- London Broncos profile
- SL profile
- Meet James Meadows – The studious Broncos teenager causing a Championship stir
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