Ryan James (rugby league)
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Ryan James is an Australian rugby league
player for the Gold Coast Titans
in the National Rugby League
. His position is primarily in the Second Row. He is eligible to play for the New South Wales Country rugby league team and the New South Wales rugby league team
. He has been likened to the former New Zealand forward Jason Cayless
in both appearance and style of play. There is some discussion as to James' heritage, with many believing that he may be a yeti
due to his enormous size and strength.
, in the ARL Schoolboy Cup. His school won the final against Matraville Sports High School
24-22 and James also won the Peter Sterling Medal for Player of the Year. In the same year he represented the Queensland Schoolboys and the Australia Schoolboy rugby league team.
He made his NRL debut in round 14 of the 2010 season for the Gold Coast Titans
at Skilled Park. The Gold Coast won 28-14 over the Manly Sea Eagles, James starring on debut against Manly's more experienced forward pack.
He has played four matches in the 2010 NRL season
, coming off the bench each time and winning 50% of his matches.
He was named in the 2010 National Youth Competition
Team of the Year in the second row.
James played in the 2011 All Stars match
, coming off the bench for the Indigenous All Stars.
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...
player for the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. His position is primarily in the Second Row. He is eligible to play for the New South Wales Country rugby league team and the New South Wales rugby league team
New South Wales rugby league team
The New South Wales rugby league team has represented the Australian state of New South Wales in rugby league football since the sport's beginnings there in 1907. Administered by the New South Wales Rugby League, the team competes in the annual State of Origin series against arch-rivals, the...
. He has been likened to the former New Zealand forward Jason Cayless
Jason Cayless
Jason Paul Cayless is a former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative prop forward, he is the younger brother of Parramatta Eels great, Nathan Cayless. He played his club football for the Sydney Roosters, with whom he won the 2002...
in both appearance and style of play. There is some discussion as to James' heritage, with many believing that he may be a yeti
Yeti
The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology...
due to his enormous size and strength.
Career
In 2006 James represented the NSW CHS schoolboy team,where he was signed by the Gold Coast Titans.In 2008, James represented his school, Palm Beach Currumbin High SchoolPalm Beach Currumbin High School
Palm Beach Currumbin State High School is a co-educational public school , in the Gold Coast suburb of Currumbin, Queensland, Australia...
, in the ARL Schoolboy Cup. His school won the final against Matraville Sports High School
Matraville Sports High School
Matraville Sports High School, is a school located in Chifley, New South Wales, Australia, on Anzac Parade. It is a coeducational high school operated by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training with students from years 7 to 12...
24-22 and James also won the Peter Sterling Medal for Player of the Year. In the same year he represented the Queensland Schoolboys and the Australia Schoolboy rugby league team.
He made his NRL debut in round 14 of the 2010 season for the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
at Skilled Park. The Gold Coast won 28-14 over the Manly Sea Eagles, James starring on debut against Manly's more experienced forward pack.
He has played four matches in the 2010 NRL season
2010 NRL season
The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League. The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the Grand Final, played on 3 October at ANZ Stadium...
, coming off the bench each time and winning 50% of his matches.
He was named in the 2010 National Youth Competition
2010 National Youth Competition season (rugby league)
-Grand Final:Three second-half tries in 10 minutes helped the Warriors run all over the Rabbits in Sydney.After holding a slender 12-10 lead at the break, the Warriors turned on the after-burners with halfback Shaun Johnson leading the charge through an impressive kicking and running display.Though...
Team of the Year in the second row.
James played in the 2011 All Stars match
2011 All Stars match
The 2011 All Stars Match was the second of the annual representative exhibition match played between the Indigenous All Stars and the NRL All Stars which was held on the 12 of February 2011 at the Gold Coast's Skilled Park. The game was won by the NRL All Stars 28–12, claiming their first...
, coming off the bench for the Indigenous All Stars.