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Dafydd James - Centre

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Dafydd James
Height193
Weight99
Date Of Birth24/07/1975
Place Of BirthMufulira
EducationBrynteg Comprehensive School, Bridgend
ClubsCardiff, Sale Sharks, Bridgend Ravens, Harlequins, Pontypridd, Aberavon, Kenfig Hill
RegionsCardiff Rugby, Scarlets, Celtic Warriors
HonoursWales, British and Irish Lions, Wales A, Wales Students, Wales RU U21, Wales Youth RU
InvitationalCrawshays, Barbarians
Dafydd Rhys James was educated at Brynteg Comprehensive School in Bridgend and started his senior rugby career as a centre with Bridgend. Spells with Pontypridd and Llanelli followed before he returned to Bridgend in 2001. When Regional rugby started in 2003 he joined the newly formed Celtic Warriors who were based in Bridgend and Pontypridd but when the Warriors folded after only one season Dafydd moved to Harlequins. A year later he was back in South Wales to play for the Llanelli Scarlets. After four years at Stradey Park and Parc y Scarlets he joined Cardiff Blues – playing four times for the region and twice for Cardiff before spending a season at Sale. During his career Dafydd played with great success at Centre and Wing, scoring 29 tries in the Heineken (European) Cup and 15 tries for Wales as well as scoring regularly in domestic league fixtures.
His international debut came in 1996 against Australia in Sydney and he went on to gain 48 caps for Wales as well as touring with the 2001 British and Irish Lions to Australia. former Welsh international who played on the Wing or at Centre.
SEASON P W D L TRY CON PEN DG PTS
2009-2010 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEAM P W D L PF PA PTS
Newport 22 19 0 3 725 396 94
Llandovery 21 19 0 2 690 331 90
Ebbw Vale 20 14 0 6 615 384 71
Cardiff 21 12 1 8 579 492 63
Pontypridd 21 10 1 10 470 501 53
Pontypool 19 11 0 8 480 455 51
Merthyr 18 10 0 8 458 470 49
Aberavon 20 8 0 12 462 556 46
Bridgend Ravens 20 8 0 12 423 539 41
Swansea 19 5 0 14 377 540 30
RGC 1404 18 5 0 13 354 489 28
Carmarthen Quins 19 4 0 15 416 541 28
Neath 20 3 0 17 330 685 19