James Voss (born 22 July 1994) is an English professional

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

Coventry Coventry ( or ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. It is on the River Sherbourne. Coventry has been a large settlement for centuries, although it was not founded and given its ...

in the

RFU Championship The RFU Championship is an English rugby union competition comprising twelve clubs. It is the second level of men’s English rugby and is played by both professional and semi-professional players. The competition has existed since 1987, when ...

. His usual position is

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Career

Voss made his debut for

Jersey Reds Jersey Reds is a rugby club based in Jersey, Channel Islands that currently competes at the RFU Championship, which is the second tier of English professional rugby. Until season 2022/23, the professional arm of Jersey Reds was part of Jers ...

National League 1 National One (last season known as National League 1 and previously known before September 2009 as National Division Two), is the third of three national leagues in the domestic rugby union competition of England. It was known as Courage Leagu ...

as a 17 year old. He played 30 times in Jersey's first two campaigns in the

before joining

Hartpury College R.F.C. Hartpury University RFC is an England, English rugby union club. The men's first team play in the second tier of the English rugby union system, English rugby union league system, the RFU Championship, having won promotion from National League ...

back in National League 1 in 2014. In 2016 Voss re-joined Jersey. On 27 March 2018 Voss joined

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...

Premiership Rugby Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition. The Premiership has consisted of thirteen clubs since 2021, and is the ...

with immediate effect. Voss never played for Leicester and joined Championship side

on a season-long loan for the 2018-19 season. Voss then made the move to Coventry permanent in April 2019, signing a two-year contract.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Voss, James 1994 births Living people English rugby union players Leicester Tigers players Coventry R.F.C. players Jersey Reds players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from London Stade Montois Rugby players English expatriate rugby union players in France