James Voss (rugby union)
| Born | James Voss 22 July 1994 London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Voss (born 22 July 1994)[1] is an English professional rugby union player for Coventry in the RFU Championship. His usual position is lock.
Career
Voss made his debut for Jersey Reds in National League 1 as a 17 year old.[2] He played 30 times in Jersey's first two campaigns in the RFU Championship[2] before signing with Gloucester rugby and Hartpury College R.F.C. through their International Elite Athlete Scholarship programme back in 2014. Voss also represented England Students during this period. [3]
In 2016 Voss re-joined Jersey.[2] On 27 March 2018 Voss joined Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby with immediate effect.[4]
Voss played 4 times for Leicester and joined Championship side Coventry on a season-long loan for the 2018–19 season.[5] Voss then made the move to Coventry permanent in April 2019, signing a two-year contract.[6]
Following Coventry, Voss signed a multi-year contract for ProD2 side Stade Montois in France before retiring in 2024.
References
- ↑ "James Voss Leicester Tigers profile". Leicester Tigers. Archived from the original on 28 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 "James Voss: Jersey re-sign forward after two-year absence". BBC. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Gloucester sign Jersey's James Voss for new rugby scholarship". BBC. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Leicester Tigers boost second row ranks with signing of James Voss from Jersey". Leicester Mercury. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "James Voss joins Coventry on season long loan". Coventry Rugby. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "James Voss and Ben Adams extend their Coventry Rugby stay". Coventry Rugby. 4 April 2019.