James Horwill
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| Date of birth | 29 May 1985 | ||
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| Place of birth | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||
| School | Brisbane Boys College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 | Ballymore Tornadoes | 8 | (0) |
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2006– | Queensland Reds | 87 | (35) |
| correct as of 21 July 2013. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007– | Australia | 35 | (35) |
| correct as of 1 December 2013. | |||
James Horwill (born 29 May 1985) is an Australian rugby union player, a national and provincial representative Lock forward. He captained the Queensland Reds to a season victory in the 2011 in the Super Rugby competition, his sixth season played at that level and debuted as Wallaby captain in the deciding game of the 2011 Tri Nations, leading the Wallabies to a series victory. He was named as the Australian squad captain for the 2011 Rugby World Cup and acted as captain in the Wallabies defeat to the British and Irish Lions in 2013.
Career
Horwill was born in Brisbane, Queensland and educated at Brisbane Boys College. He made his Super 14 debut against the arch rivals the New South Wales Waratahs in the first game of the 2006 season after not even being included in the Reds original squad. Horwill proved to be the find of the season forcing his way into the starting line up and earning a place in the Wallabies spring tour playing for Australia A in all three of the matches. At 2 metres tall and weighing in at 117 kg, Horwill is known for bumping off defenders with ease; however, he also has a reputation for being a fiery player, seeing himself sin binned fairly often earlier in his career. He has lately calmed down with his on field antics. In 2007 Horwill made his debut for the Wallabies in a test match against Fiji playing the entire game, and was unlucky to not have been included in the 2007 Rugby World Cup squad. 2008 was a successful year for Horwill, as he broke into the starting Wallabies team and played 9 games in 2008, starting against New Zealand in the Bledisloe Cup. In August 2011, Robbie Deans named James Horwill as captain for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He debuted as captain in the deciding match of the 2011 Tri Nations series on 27 August 2011.
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| Preceded by Rocky Elsom |
Australian national rugby union captain 2011 2013 |
Succeeded by Ben Mowen |
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