James Luke Martin (born 11 November 1987 in
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a market town in the Kirklees district in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confluence into ...
, England) is an English
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
footballer formerly with the
Huddersfield Giants
Huddersfield Giants are an English professional rugby league club from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, the birthplace of rugby league, who play in the Super League competition. They play their home games at the John Smiths Stadium which is sh ...
and
Oldham RLFC
Oldham R.L.F.C., also known as the Roughyeds, is a professional rugby league football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. The club currently competes in the RFL League 1, the third tier of British Rugby League.
Formed in 1876 as Oldh ...
(
Heritage № 1235). It was announced in July 2007 that James will become a full-time member of the Giants'
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
squad for the 2008 season. Alongside his rugby career, James studies at Leeds University.
James' previous clubs are
Newsome Panthers
Newsome Panthers ARLFC is an amateur rugby league club based in Newsome, Huddersfield. The club was founded with only two junior teams in 1995 and has since grown into one of the largest clubs in Yorkshire with teams for children of all ages. M ...
, and Huddersfield Sharks.
References
External links
I'm delighted to be taking on a tough task: Martin, Huddersfield Examiner 25 July 2007
1987 births
Living people
Batley Bulldogs players
English rugby league players
Huddersfield Giants players
Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Rugby league players from Huddersfield
Rugby league second-rows
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