James Rodley (born 20 March 1985, in

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) is a

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player.

Rugby career

Rodley started playing rugby at the age of five for the East Coast Bays rugby club. The move to the Marist Rugby club in 2006 saw his rugby career take off. Rodley was selected as the second halfback/scrumhalf for the North Harbour NPC Air New Zealand Cup team in 2006, but it wasn't long before he was the starting halfback. The

North Harbour Rugby Union The North Harbour Rugby Union (NHRU), commonly known as North Harbour or simply Harbour, is the governing body of rugby union that encompasses a wide geographical area north of Auckland that includes North Shore City, Rodney District, the Hibis ...

NPC team won the

Ranfurly Shield The Ranfurly Shield, colloquially known as the Log o' Wood, is a trophy in New Zealand's domestic rugby union competition. First played for in 1904, the Shield is based on a challenge system. The holding union must defend the shield in challeng ...

in 2006 for the first time in North Harbours history against Canterbury. Rodley was named Rookie of the year 2006. In early 2007, Rodley participated in a competition with all the Marist clubs from around New Zealand. The North Shore Marist team Rodley plays for won the competition, and rodley was named Marists most valuable player. May 2007 saw Rodley get selected to go to England to play in the

2007 Churchill Cup The 2007 Churchill Cup was held from May 18 to June 2, 2007. It was the fifth year of the Churchill Cup. Six rugby union teams took part: Canada, England Saxons, Ireland A, New Zealand Māori, Scotland A, and the USA. Format The teams were s ...

for the New Zealand Māori rugby union team. This came after the second halfback,

Brendan Haami Brendan Derek Te Oranga Haami (born 4 December 1974) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player. Born in Stratford, Taranaki, Haami was a diminutive half-back and is known by the nickname "Knackers". Haami, NZ Maori representative, ...

, injured himself in practice.

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External links

All Blacks Profile
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