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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As of 10 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship.
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 February 2018 in round 1 of the Championship.
Batley Bulldogs
[edit]On 12 October 2021, it was reported that he had signed for the Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship[4]
He is now head coach of University of Leeds Rugby League team alongside his team mates Aidan McGowan (Backs and fighting coach) and Josh Hodson (Middles and Wrestling coach).
London Broncos (re-join)
[edit]On 10 November 2023 it was reported that he had re-signed for the London Broncos in the Super League.[5]
Bradford Bulls
[edit]On 3 Jul 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Bradford Bulls in the RFL Championship[6]
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 | Championship | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2022 |  Batley Bulldogs
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Championship | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | Championship | 31 | 17 | 61 | 0 | 190 | |
| 2024 | London Broncos
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Super League | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 |  Bradford Bulls
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Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club career total [7][8] | 117 | 35 | 61 | 0 | 262 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Player Summary: James Meadows". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 4 November 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.
- ^ Matthew Shaw (3 July 2024). "Bradford Bulls sign Super League halfback as recruitment frenzy continues". Yorkshire Live. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ 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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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Batley Bulldogs players
- Bradford Bulls players
- Coventry Bears players
- English rugby league players
- London Broncos players
- London Skolars players
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from London
- Sheffield Eagles players
- English rugby league biography stubs