Jamie Jones-Buchanan
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Jamie Jones-Buchanan is an English professional rugby league
footballer who plays for Leeds
of Super League
. An England
international representative second-rower, he has played his entire professional career to date with Leeds and has won four Super League championships with the club.
His Leeds début was on 07/05/1999 against Wakefield Trinity
.
He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens.
He has been named in the England squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
at Leeds
took place in 2009.
ARLFC and progressed through the Leeds Academy signing for the club when he was 15 years old. He is the half brother of Salford
and former Leeds Academy player Jodie Broughton
his other half-brothers Austin Buchanan
and Brooke Broughton are also professional rugby league players. He is a devout Christian and attends church on Sundays.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer who plays for Leeds
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
of Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
. An England
England national rugby league team
The England national rugby league team represent England in international rugby league football tournaments. The team has now seen a revival, having largely formed from the Great Britain team, who also represented Wales, Scotland and Ireland. The team is run under the auspices of the Rugby Football...
international representative second-rower, he has played his entire professional career to date with Leeds and has won four Super League championships with the club.
His Leeds début was on 07/05/1999 against Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
.
He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens.
He has been named in the England squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
Testimonial match
Jamie Jones-Buchanan's Testimonial matchTestimonial match
A testimonial match or testimonial game, often referred to simply as a testimonial, is a practice in some sports, notably football and especially in the United Kingdom, where a club puts on a match in honour of a player for service to the club....
at Leeds
Leeds Rhinos
Leeds Rhinos is an English professional rugby league football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The club won the 2011 Super League and became the most successful club in the Super League era, beating St Helens 32-16 on 8th October 2011. Formed in 1890, Leeds competes in Europe's Super League...
took place in 2009.
Personal life
He is married to Emma Jones-Buchanan, whom he met when he was 14, and has three children, Lore, Dacx and Kurgan. He began playing rugby at StanningleyStanningley
Stanningley is a district of Pudsey, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately west of Leeds city centre on the original main road from Leeds to Bradford...
ARLFC and progressed through the Leeds Academy signing for the club when he was 15 years old. He is the half brother of Salford
Salford City Reds
Salford City Reds are an English rugby league club based in Salford, Greater Manchester. Formed in 1873, they currently play in the Super League. They have won six Rugby Football League Championships and one Challenge Cup...
and former Leeds Academy player Jodie Broughton
Jodie Broughton
Jodie Broughton is a rugby league player for Salford City Reds in the European Super League. He plays as a centre or wing. He is the half-brother of former Leeds teammate Jamie Jones-Buchanan and is considered by many to be the fastest player in the competition. In 2011, Broughton was named...
his other half-brothers Austin Buchanan
Austin Buchanan
For the minor U.S. television character, see Austin Buchanan Austin Buchanan is a rugby league player for the Dewsbury Rams....
and Brooke Broughton are also professional rugby league players. He is a devout Christian and attends church on Sundays.