Jamie John Langley (born 21 December 1983) is an assistant coach at

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and an English former professional

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footballer. A Great Britain representative , he has also played for England and with Bradford Bulls won the Super League championship and

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with them, and he has also played for the

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and the

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. Jamie Langley is the son of the

footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s for

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;

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. His position of choice was though he could also play in the . He played for the

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side the

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in England. He was named the vice-captain for the 2010 season, which was also his testimonial season.

Background

Langley was born in

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Bradford Bulls

Having won

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, Bradford played against 2003 NRL Premiers, the

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in the

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. Langley played from the interchange bench in the Bulls' 22-4 victory. Langley played for the

from the interchange bench in their

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loss against the

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. In 2005 he made 28 appearances and played for the

from the interchange bench in their

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victory against the

. As

champions Bradford faced

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premiers

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in the

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. Langley played at loose forward in the Bulls' 30-10 victory.

Awards

In 2006 Jamie was awarded 3 club awards for his performances throughout the season, these included; The Peter Lovett Trophy for Top Tackler and the Telegraph and Argus Best Average Award, with 7.39. He also got Head Coach Steve McNamara’s vote as Prized Bull. Langley signed a new 3-year contract on 3 April 2007 to keep at the Bulls until 2010. Langley missed the later part of 2007 through injury.

Representative

Jamie Langley won

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s for

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while at Bradford Bulls in 2004 against Russia, France, and Ireland, and won a

for

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while at Bradford Bulls in 2007 against Fiji (sub).

England Academy

Langley also captained the England Academy team that famously defeated the Australian schoolboys side.

Great Britain

In June 2007 Langley was called up to the

squad for the

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against

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He was also called up for the Great Britain Train on Squad for the test series with New Zealand.

England

In September 2008 he was named in the England training squad for the

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, and in October 2008 he was named in the final 24-man

squad. He was named in the

team to face

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at the

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prior to England's departure for the

Coaching career

London Broncos

On 13 October 2015, Langley announced he had retired from playing rugby league and was appointed head coach of the academy at the

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(who compete in the u19s and u16s

Academy leagues) on a 2-year contract.

Sale Sharks

Langley joined

as Peak Performance Coach in May 2021, joining former team mates

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and

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at the club..

Statistics

Club career

Representative career

Outside rugby league

In 2013, Langley launched a clothing brand with former team mates

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and

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named 'We Are Taurus'.