James Horwill
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James Horwill (born 29 May 1985) is an
Personal life
Horwill was born in
As of February 2016, he was living in south west London, with his wife.[2] James has a multimillion-dollar Brisbane property portfolio.
Club career
Queensland Reds
Horwill made his Super 14 debut against arch rivals the New South Wales Waratahs in the first game of the 2006 season, after not even being included in the Reds original squad.
Horwill captained the Queensland Reds to a season victory in the 2011 in the Super Rugby competition, his sixth season played at that level
Overall, Horwill played more than 129 times for the Queensland Reds,[3] including 116 Super Rugby caps for the Reds.[4] When his departure was announced the Queensland Rugby CEO Jim Carmichael described him as "one of the great modern-day sporting treasures of Queensland."[5]
Harlequins
On 17 December 2014, it was announced that Horwill had signed a three-year contract with
Horwill played his last season for Harlequins in 2018-19 before retiring from professional rugby. He then played for Cambridge University R.U.F.C. in the 2019 Varsity match.[11]
International career
Horwill proved to be the find of the 2006 season, forcing his way into the starting line up and earning a place in the
In 2007, Horwill made his debut for the
In August 2011,
Horwill was captain of the Wallabies for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 2013. Controversially, after an appeal by the IRB, Horwill was cleared of allegedly stamping on Alun Wyn Jones face during the first test.[12]
He played his final game for the Wallabies in
References
- ^ a b "ESPN Rugby - Player Profiles - James Horwill". ESPN. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "PLACES U GO: Coffee with James Horwill". Quins.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Harlequins sign former Australia captain James Horwill". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Reds Player Profiles - James Horwill". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "JAMES HORWILL SIGNS A THREE-YEAR POST-RUGBY WORLD CUP DEAL WITH TOP ENGLISH CLUB HARLEQUINS". Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "James Horwill to depart Australian rugby after 2015 World Cup, signing with English club Harlequins". ABC News.
- ^ "Nocookies". The Australian.
- ^ "Home - Live Scores & Latest News - Fox Sports". Fox Sports. 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Harlequins Current Players - James Horwell". Quins.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "HARLEQUINS TEAM TO PLAY LEICESTER TIGERS". Quins.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Ex-Australia captain set to play for Cambridge in Varsity match". Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Lions 2013: how James Horwill escaped suspension for stamp on Alyn Wyn Jones despite IRB appeal". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
- ^ "Rugby World Cup: Australia omit James Horwill from squad". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 February 2016.