| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 11 December 1966 Australia |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Richmond Bulldogs | ||||||
| 1994–1995 | Workington Town | |||||
| 1995–1997 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998 | Sydney City Roosters | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Castleford Tigers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | Canterbury Bulldogs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1991–1992 | Auckland | |||||
| 1992 | Fiji | |||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
James Pickering (born 11 December 1966) is a Australian rugby league player who represented Fiji.
A Richmond junior, Pickering played for Auckland and had a New Zealand Kiwis trial in 1992 however was not selected.[1] He played for Fiji at the 1992 Pacific Cup.[2]
He made his first grade debut for Workington Town in the 1994/95 English season. He then spent three seasons with the Canterbury Bulldogs, playing in nine first grade matches before a horrid run of injuries practically ended his career.[3]
Pickering then spent a season each at Sydney City and Castleford before returning to the Bulldogs for the 2000 season.[4][5]
In 2006 Pickering was made the chairman of the Australian Fijian Rugby League.[3] As of 2011 he currently still serves in this position.[6]
In 2008, when Pickering was serving as the player-coach of the Australian Fijians side, he was inducted into the Workington Town hall of fame.[7]
Pickering has previously served as the Sydney Roosters under-20s coach and the Canterbury Bulldogs under-18s coach.[8]