James Voss (rugby union)

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.

James Voss

Birth name	James Voss
Date of birth	(1994-07-22) 22 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	London
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Current team Coventry Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2014 Jersey Reds 37 (10) 2014–2016 Hartpury College 28 (10) 2016–2018 Jersey Reds 22 (0) 2018–2019 Leicester Tigers 0 (0) 2018– Coventry 16 (5) 2011– Total 103 (25) Correct as of 5 April 2019

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 joining Hartpury College R.F.C. back in National League 1 in 2014.^[3]

In 2016 Voss re-joined Jersey.^[2] On 27 March 2018 Voss joined Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby with immediate effect.^[4]

Voss never played 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]

References

1. "James Voss Leicester Tigers profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
2. "James Voss: Jersey re-sign forward after two-year absence". BBC. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
3. "Gloucester sign Jersey's James Voss for new rugby scholarship". BBC. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
4. "Leicester Tigers boost second row ranks with signing of James Voss from Jersey". Leicester Mercury. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
5. "James Voss joins Coventry on season long loan". Coventry Rugby. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
6. "James Voss and Ben Adams extend their Coventry Rugby stay". Coventry Rugby. 4 April 2019.