James Wilson (rugby player)

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James Wilson
Personal information
Full name James Wilson
Date of birth July 7, 1983 (1983-07-07) (age 24)
Place of birth Flag of New Zealand Invercargill, New Zealand
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback/ first five-eighth
Clubs Caps (points)
2003-
2007-
Southland
Highlanders
41
9
(111)
()
National team(s)    




James Wilson is a New Zealand rugby union player. His preferred position is fly half but he can also play fullback. He is a current member of the Southland Stags provincial rugby side that competes in the Air New Zealand Cup. He is also a member of the Highlanders Super 14 Squad.

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[edit] Southland

In 2003 Southland introduced James Wilson to the NPC when he played against Marlborough. Having now played for Southland for five seasons he has been able to score 111 points for his union and settled himself nicely into the team playing 41 matches in total.

[edit] Highlanders

After a great Air New Zealand Cup season in 2006 Wilson's name had come into contention for the Highlanders 2007 Super 14 season. He eventually got called into the squad as a replacement player, being an accomplished goalkicker helped his causes.

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