Jamie Field (born 12 December 1976) is an English former professional

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footballer who played for the

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, the Huddersfield Giants, the

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( Heritage № 1149), and the Featherstone Rovers as a , or .

Background

Field was born in

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, England.

Career

Field joined Leeds from amateur club Dewsbury Moor in September 1993. He made his début in the 1995–96 season, and went on to make 28 appearances for the club. He was loaned to Huddersfield Giants in 1998, appearing 20 times during the

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season. He spent the majority of his

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career at

, where he played for eight seasons before being released at the end of 2006. He then joined Featherstone Rovers from 2007–2010 until he retired from rugby league.

Testimonial match

Field's benefit

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/ testimonial match at Featherstone Rovers, allocated by the

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, took place during the 2010 season.

Outside of rugby league

Field has owned the personal training gym "5 Star Fitness" since 2004. He runs the gym chain with several other current and former professional sportsmen, including

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, (rugby league player) and Kenny Milne (former

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). He married Tracy Rogerson In 2000. Their first child, Oliver, was born in 2002, and their second child, Amelia, was born 4 years later in 2006. Jamie now lives in Tadcaster with Tracy, Oliver and Amelia.

References

External links

Testimonial Website at jamiefield.org.ukHalifax charge continuesCrusaders win boosts title hopesWildcats hit by Field lossWildcats' Field breaks his hand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Field, Jamie 1976 births Living people English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Huddersfield Giants players Leeds Rhinos players Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Bradford Rugby league props Rugby league second-rows Wakefield Trinity players