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'''James Loxton''' is a [[rugby union]] player. He has played at both wing and fullback.<ref name="bbc"/> Although born in [[Berlin]] in [[Germany]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.connachtrugby.ie/2012091282979/james-loxton-201213 |title=James Loxton 2012/13 &#124; Connacht Rugby Website |publisher=Connachtrugby.ie |date=2012-09-12 |accessdate=2013-01-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217193958/http://www.connachtrugby.ie/2012091282979/james-loxton-201213# |archive-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Loxton was capped at U-19 and U-20 level for [[Wales]],<ref name="irishrugby">{{cite web|url = https://www.irishrugby.ie/2011/02/14/connacht-snap-up-jarvis-and-loxton/ | work = irishrugby.ie | title = Connacht Snap Up Jarvis And Loxton | date = 14 February 2011 }}</ref> and competed in the [[2009 IRB Junior World Championship]] as part of the [[Wales national under-20 rugby union team]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0617/250634-irelandu20/ | website = rte.ie | title = Ireland U-20 17-19 Wales U-20 | date = 17 June 2009 }}</ref>
'''James Loxton''' is a [[rugby union]] player. He has played at both wing and fullback.<ref name="bbc"/> Although born in [[Berlin]] in [[Germany]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.connachtrugby.ie/2012091282979/james-loxton-201213 |title=James Loxton 2012/13 &#124; Connacht Rugby Website |publisher=Connachtrugby.ie |date=2012-09-12 |accessdate=2013-01-09 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130217193958/http://www.connachtrugby.ie/2012091282979/james-loxton-201213# |archive-date=2013-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Loxton was capped at U-19 and U-20 level for [[Wales]],<ref name="irishrugby">{{cite web|url = https://www.irishrugby.ie/2011/02/14/connacht-snap-up-jarvis-and-loxton/ | work = irishrugby.ie | title = Connacht Snap Up Jarvis And Loxton | date = 14 February 2011 }}</ref> and competed in the [[2009 IRB Junior World Championship]] as part of the [[Wales national under-20 rugby union team]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.rte.ie/sport/rugby/2009/0617/250634-irelandu20/ | website = rte.ie | title = Ireland U-20 17-19 Wales U-20 | date = 17 June 2009 }}</ref>


== Career ==
Loxton was playing for the [[Cardiff Blues]] in 2009 and 2010,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/ulster-beaten-by-cardiff-blues/26531269.html | work = Irish Independent | title = Ulster beaten by Cardiff Blues | date = 25 April 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-30407944.html | work = Irish Examiner | title = Loxton to make Cardiff debut | date = 23 April 2009 }}</ref><ref name="skysports">{{cite web|url = https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/bath-vs-cardiff-rugby/preview/44009 | work = skysports.com | title = Bath v Cardiff: Teams | date = 5 November 2010 }}</ref> having previous been in Cardiff's academy.<ref name="skysports"/>
Loxton first played for [[Glamorgan Wanderers RFC|Glamorgan Wanderers]] in the 2007–08 season, making 27 appearances over two seasons.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2017-02-16 |title=James Loxton {{!}} Glamorgan Wanderers RFC |url=http://glamorganwanderers.co.uk/Teams/Player?personId=139619 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216163347/http://glamorganwanderers.co.uk/Teams/Player?personId=139619 |archive-date=16 February 2017 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Glamorgan Wanderers}}</ref> He came through the [[Cardiff Blues]] academy and made his debut for the Blues on 24 April 2009, against [[Ulster Rugby|Ulster]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-23 |title=Loxton makes debut for Blues |url=http://www.rugbyweek.com/19850-loxton-makes-debut-for-blues/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Rugby Week {{!}} Rugby News, Rugby Video & Fixtures |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-23 |title=Loxton to make Cardiff debut |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-30407944.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-04-23 |title=Loxton set for Blues bow - Welsh Rugby Union |url=https://www.wru.wales/2009/04/loxton-set-for-blues-bow/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Welsh Rugby Union {{!}} Wales & Regions |language=en-GB}}</ref> Loxton also played for [[Cardiff RFC]], making his first appearance in September 2009 against Ebbw Vale.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-09-04 |title=PREVIEW: Ebbw Vale v Cardiff |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/preview-ebbw-vale-v-cardiff-2080711 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=WalesOnline |language=en}}</ref>


He moved to [[Connacht Rugby]] in 2011.<ref name="rugbyworld"/><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/connacht-make-two-signings-from-wales-1.1256176 | work = Irish Times | title = Connacht make two signings from Wales | date = 14 February 2011 }}</ref> While potentially eligible to play for [[Ireland rugby union team|Ireland]] as he has an Irish mother,<ref name="irishrugby"/><ref name="rugbyworld">{{cite web|url = http://www.rugbyworld.com/news/connacht-sign-matthew-jarvis-and-james-loxton/ | title = Connacht sign Matthew Jarvis and James Loxton | date = 15 February 2011 | website = rugbyworld.com }}</ref> the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] reportedly questioned whether (having played at U-20 level for Wales) Loxton was committed to play for Wales at senior level.<ref name="conflict">{{cite web|url = https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/welsh-back-row-ace-faletau-embroiled-1827774 | website = walesonline.co.uk | title = Welsh back-row ace Faletau embroiled in Irish eligibility row | date = 22 March 2013 }}</ref> The [[International Rugby Board]] were reportedly due to make a decision on the issue in mid-2013.<ref name="conflict"/>
He moved to [[Connacht Rugby]] in 2011.<ref name="rugbyworld">{{cite web|url = http://www.rugbyworld.com/news/connacht-sign-matthew-jarvis-and-james-loxton/ | title = Connacht sign Matthew Jarvis and James Loxton | date = 15 February 2011 | website = rugbyworld.com }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/connacht-make-two-signings-from-wales-1.1256176 | work = Irish Times | title = Connacht make two signings from Wales | date = 14 February 2011 }}</ref> While potentially eligible to play for [[Ireland rugby union team|Ireland]] as he has an Irish mother,<ref>{{cite web|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/connacht/9399558.stm | work = BBC | title = Connacht shocked by doubts over duo's Irish eligibility | date = 16 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/province-seeks-irb-clarification-over-status-of-jarvis-and-loxton-1.574443 | work = The Irish Times | title = Province seeks IRB clarification over status of Jarvis and Loxton | date = 17 February 2011 }}</ref> the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] reportedly questioned whether (having played at U-20 level for Wales) Loxton was committed to play for Wales at senior level.<ref name="conflict">{{cite web|url = https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/welsh-back-row-ace-faletau-embroiled-1827774 | website = walesonline.co.uk | title = Welsh back-row ace Faletau embroiled in Irish eligibility row | date = 22 March 2013 }}</ref> The [[International Rugby Board]] subsequently ruled that he could play for Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/12/international-rugby-eligibility-the-breakdown | website = The Guardian | title = International rugby's eligibility rules need revisiting | quote = two other Under-20 internationals, James Loxton and Matthew Jarvis, joined Connacht on the basis they were eligible to play for Ireland only for the WRU to insist otherwise [..] They have been cleared by the IRB to represent Ireland| date = 12 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/sports/rugby/20iht-rugby20.html | work = New York Times | title = In Feud Over Rugby Eligibility, No Easy Answer | date = 19 January 2012 }}</ref>


Loxton reportedly returned to the Connacht team after a "long-term knee injury" in early 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/49299/connacht-must-continue-heineken-cup-form-in-the-rabo | work = advertiser.ie | title = Connacht must continue Heineken Cup form in the Rabo | date = 9 February 2012 }}</ref> and was included in the Connacht squad (as a potential replacement) for a [[Heineken Cup]] game in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-30580804.html | publisher= Irish Examiner | title = Elwood names Jarvis at pivot for Harlequins showdown | date = 11 January 2013 }}</ref> As of February 2013, Loxton was playing for [[All-Ireland League (rugby union)|All-Ireland League]]-side [[Shannon RFC]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishrugby.ie/report_nostats/shannon-secure-third-win-in-five-games/ | work = irishrugby.ie | title = Connacht Snap Up Jarvis And Loxton | date = 14 February 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/limerick-sport/115411/Limerick-Rugby---Shannon-beat.html | work = Limerick Leader | title = Limerick Rugby - Shannon beat UL Bohs | date = 4 February 2013 | quote = Shannon [..] also had tries from returning Munster star O'Dea and their Connacht winger, James Loxton}}</ref>
Loxton reportedly returned to the Connacht team after a "long-term knee injury" in early 2012,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/49299/connacht-must-continue-heineken-cup-form-in-the-rabo | work = advertiser.ie | title = Connacht must continue Heineken Cup form in the Rabo | date = 9 February 2012 }}</ref> and was included in the Connacht squad (as a potential replacement) for a [[Heineken Cup]] game in January 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/rugby/arid-30580804.html | publisher= Irish Examiner | title = Elwood names Jarvis at pivot for Harlequins showdown | date = 11 January 2013 }}</ref> As of February 2013, Loxton was playing for [[All-Ireland League (rugby union)|All-Ireland League]]-side [[Shannon RFC]].<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishrugby.ie/report_nostats/shannon-secure-third-win-in-five-games/ | work = irishrugby.ie | title = Shannon Secure Third Win In Five Games | date = 24 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/limerick-sport/115411/Limerick-Rugby---Shannon-beat.html | work = Limerick Leader | title = Limerick Rugby - Shannon beat UL Bohs | date = 4 February 2013 | quote = Shannon [..] also had tries from returning Munster star O'Dea and their Connacht winger, James Loxton}}</ref>

Loxton was released from his contract with Connacht Rugby in mid-2013,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/a-breakdown-on-all-the-incomings-and-outgoings-at-the-irish-provinces/29417952.html | work = Irish Independent | title = A breakdown on all the incomings and outgoings at the Irish Provinces | date = 13 July 2013 }}</ref> and subsequently played with [[Cardiff RFC]].<ref name="crfcStats">{{Cite web |title=Player – James Loxton | website = cardiffrfc.com |url=http://cardiffrfc.com/player?id=139619&authtoken=N0MwRjlEMjYtMTU5Ni00RjdCLTk4Q0YtMzAxQUIyQTdEQkVG&teamid=MTAzOTY5 |access-date=2023-05-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://cardiffrfc.com/3115-2 | website = cardiffrfc.com | title = Cardiff RFC Season Review 2015 – 2016 | accessdate = 27 April 2023 }}</ref> Loxton departed Cardiff in 2016,<ref name="crfcStats" /> and rejoined [[Glamorgan Wanderers RFC]],<ref name=":0" /> where he played through the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-10 |title=Welsh rugby returns with a bang! |url=https://community.wru.wales/2021/08/10/welsh-rugby-returns-with-a-bang/ |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Welsh Rugby Union {{!}} Club & Community |language=en-GB}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-international-16237.html Itsrugby player statistics]


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Latest revision as of 01:21, 22 February 2024

James Loxton
Date of birth (1990-02-02) 2 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthBerlin, Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing[1]
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2009 Glamorgan Wanderers RFC 27[2] (57)
2009–2011 Cardiff Blues 5[3] (5)
2009–2011 Cardiff RFC 28[4] (35)
2011–2013 Connacht Rugby 4[3] (0)
2013–2013 Shannon RFC ()
2013–2016 Cardiff RFC 67[4] (58)
2016–2022 Glamorgan Wanderers RFC ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2010 Wales U20 17 (25)

James Loxton is a rugby union player. He has played at both wing and fullback.[1] Although born in Berlin in Germany,[5] Loxton was capped at U-19 and U-20 level for Wales,[6] and competed in the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship as part of the Wales national under-20 rugby union team.[7]

Career

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Loxton first played for Glamorgan Wanderers in the 2007–08 season, making 27 appearances over two seasons.[2] He came through the Cardiff Blues academy and made his debut for the Blues on 24 April 2009, against Ulster.[8][9][10] Loxton also played for Cardiff RFC, making his first appearance in September 2009 against Ebbw Vale.[11]

He moved to Connacht Rugby in 2011.[12][13] While potentially eligible to play for Ireland as he has an Irish mother,[14][15] the Welsh Rugby Union reportedly questioned whether (having played at U-20 level for Wales) Loxton was committed to play for Wales at senior level.[16] The International Rugby Board subsequently ruled that he could play for Ireland.[17][18]

Loxton reportedly returned to the Connacht team after a "long-term knee injury" in early 2012,[19] and was included in the Connacht squad (as a potential replacement) for a Heineken Cup game in January 2013.[20] As of February 2013, Loxton was playing for All-Ireland League-side Shannon RFC.[21][22]

Loxton was released from his contract with Connacht Rugby in mid-2013,[23] and subsequently played with Cardiff RFC.[4][24] Loxton departed Cardiff in 2016,[4] and rejoined Glamorgan Wanderers RFC,[2] where he played through the 2021–22 season.[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cardiff Blues release four players". BBC Sport. 6 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "James Loxton | Glamorgan Wanderers RFC". Glamorgan Wanderers. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Player statistics - James Loxton". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Player – James Loxton". cardiffrfc.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "James Loxton 2012/13 | Connacht Rugby Website". Connachtrugby.ie. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Connacht Snap Up Jarvis And Loxton". irishrugby.ie. 14 February 2011.
  7. ^ "Ireland U-20 17-19 Wales U-20". rte.ie. 17 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Loxton makes debut for Blues". Rugby Week | Rugby News, Rugby Video & Fixtures. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Loxton to make Cardiff debut". Irish Examiner. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Loxton set for Blues bow - Welsh Rugby Union". Welsh Rugby Union | Wales & Regions. 23 April 2009. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  11. ^ "PREVIEW: Ebbw Vale v Cardiff". WalesOnline. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Connacht sign Matthew Jarvis and James Loxton". rugbyworld.com. 15 February 2011.
  13. ^ "Connacht make two signings from Wales". Irish Times. 14 February 2011.
  14. ^ "Connacht shocked by doubts over duo's Irish eligibility". BBC. 16 February 2011.
  15. ^ "Province seeks IRB clarification over status of Jarvis and Loxton". The Irish Times. 17 February 2011.
  16. ^ "Welsh back-row ace Faletau embroiled in Irish eligibility row". walesonline.co.uk. 22 March 2013.
  17. ^ "International rugby's eligibility rules need revisiting". The Guardian. 12 January 2012. two other Under-20 internationals, James Loxton and Matthew Jarvis, joined Connacht on the basis they were eligible to play for Ireland only for the WRU to insist otherwise [..] They have been cleared by the IRB to represent Ireland
  18. ^ "In Feud Over Rugby Eligibility, No Easy Answer". New York Times. 19 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Connacht must continue Heineken Cup form in the Rabo". advertiser.ie. 9 February 2012.
  20. ^ "Elwood names Jarvis at pivot for Harlequins showdown". Irish Examiner. 11 January 2013.
  21. ^ "Shannon Secure Third Win In Five Games". irishrugby.ie. 24 February 2013.
  22. ^ "Limerick Rugby - Shannon beat UL Bohs". Limerick Leader. 4 February 2013. Shannon [..] also had tries from returning Munster star O'Dea and their Connacht winger, James Loxton
  23. ^ "A breakdown on all the incomings and outgoings at the Irish Provinces". Irish Independent. 13 July 2013.
  24. ^ "Cardiff RFC Season Review 2015 – 2016". cardiffrfc.com. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Welsh rugby returns with a bang!". Welsh Rugby Union | Club & Community. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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