James Percival (born 9 November 1983) is a
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
player for
Worcester Warriors in the
RFU Championship after signing from
Harlequins in the Summer of 2011. He primarily plays in the second-row.
Percival started out at
Worcester Warriors, gaining International recognition as a member of Welsh Schools Under 18's and the England Under 21 team that won the 2004 Six Nations Grand Slam.
He joined
Northampton Saints in the summer of 2005, however his progress was hampered after suffering a broken neck in a friendly game against
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
. This injury ruled him out of action for the whole of the 2005–06 season.
Percival spent much of the 2006–07 campaign with a successful on-loan spell at
Bedford Blues
Bedford Blues are a rugby union club in the town of Bedford, England, currently playing in The RFU Championship. Bedford is one of the few towns in England where the rugby club is better supported than the football team. The Blues are a semi-pro ...
to get post injury game time.
Percival left
Northampton Saints to join
Harlequins in the summer of 2007 and participated in successful Guinness Premiership and Heineken Cup campaigns.
At the end of the 2010/2011 Aviva Premiership campaign, Percival left
Harlequins and signed a 2-year contract which saw him return to the newly promoted
Worcester Warriors, and the club where he started his career. Percival will stay with the Warriors until at least the end of the 2012/2013 season.
BBC News - Lock James Percival to rejoin Warriors
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References
External links
Harlequins profileGuinness Premiership profileWorcester Warriors Profile
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120827035802/http://www.warriors.co.uk/warriors/matchcentre/players_warriors_first_team.php?player=4804&includeref=dynamic
1983 births
Living people
English rugby union players
Rugby union players from the West Midlands (county)
Worcester Warriors players
Rugby union locks
FC Grenoble Rugby players
Tarbes Pyrénées Rugby players
English expatriate rugby union players in France
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