James Lewis (rugby player)

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James Lewis
Personal information
Full name	James Lewis
Date of birth	November 20, 1987 (1987-11-20) (age 20)
Place of birth	Wales
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	86 kg (13 st 8 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Centre
Clubs		Caps	(points)
2005-	Ebbw Vale RFC	?	(?)
Provincial/State sides
2006-	Dragons	0	(0)
National team(s)
2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-	Wales U18 Wales U19 Wales U20	? ? 4	(?) (?) (0)
7's National teams
2006-	Wales Sevens

James Lewis plays his domestic rugby for Bedwas RFC at centre. He is also a member of the Dragons Academy for the 2006-2007 season and has represented the Dragons U20 in the the U20 Reebok Regional Championship. Twin brother of Robert, Lewis has been involved in the Wales age grade set up at U18 level, U19 level – scoring in Wales U19's win over France U19 in the 2005-2006 season – and Wales U20, where he played a part in the newly created team's U21 Six Nations campaign in 2007.

Lewis became a member of the Wales Sevens squad during the 2006-2007 season for the tour to Hong Kong and Adelaide for legs five and six of the 2006–2007 IRB World Sevens Series. He scored a try in the Plate quarter-final clash against Italy in Hong Kong; his team ultimately won the trophy by overcoming Argentina in the final.

Ahead of the 2007–2008 IRB Sevens World Series, Lewis was named in the Wales Sevens squad for the initial two legs of the tournament. He scored a try in the Bowl semi-final in Dubai against Australia (which Wales narrowly lost), and further impressed in the George Sevens; he notched a match-winning try against France in the Bowl semi-final to put his side through to the final against England, in which he also scored to gain Wales Sevens' first piece of silverware in the 2007–2008 season.