James Mendeika

James Mendeika
Personal information
Born 16 December 1991
Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 13 st 7 lb (86 kg)[1]
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–2013 Warrington 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Leigh (DR) 2 1 0 0 4
2013 Swinton Lions (DR) 17 11 0 0 44
2013 London Broncos (loan) 6 2 0 0 8
2014– Featherstone Rovers 21 21 0 0 84
Total 46 35 0 0 140
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–2013 Ireland 6 0 0 0 0
As of 8 September 2014
Source: Rugby League Project

James Mendeika (born 16 December 1991) is an English rugby league footballer of Irish descent who plays as a centre or fullback for the Championship side Featherstone Rovers.

James was previously signed at the Super League side Warrington Wolves.

In 2013, Mendeika played for Swinton Lions as a dual registered player, and also had a brief spell on loan at London Broncos.[2] He finished the season as Swinton's leading try scorer.[3]

Mendeika is an Ireland international, and made his debut against England Knights in 2012. He was selected in the country's 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad.

References

  1. "1st XIII Squad". London Broncos. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. "James Mendeika: London Broncos sign Swinton centre on loan". BBC Sport. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. Rigg, Ian (3 October 2013). "Mendeika in Irish world cup squad". Swinton Lions RLFC. Retrieved 22 October 2013.