James Hanson (rugby union)

James Hanson (born 15 September 1988) is a Australian rugby union player for playing as a hooker. He recently played for English Premiership Rugby side Gloucester[2]

James Hanson

Birth name	James Hanson
Date of birth	15 September 1988[1]
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
School	Gregory Terrace
University	University of Queensland
Spouse	Ashley Hanson
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 2009 2014 2015 2016–2017 2017–2021 Rebels (ARC) North Harbour Brisbane City Sydney Stars Melbourne Rising Gloucester 6 7 1 3 3 32 (10) (0) (0) (5) (5) (30) Correct as of 3 February 2021 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2015 2016–2017 Reds Rebels 82 29 (30) (5) Correct as of 5 November 2017 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2017 2006–2007 2005 Australia Australia U-19 Australia Schools 12 (0) Correct as of 22 October 2016

Early life

Hanson was born in Brisbane. He played schoolboy rugby at Gregory Terrace and was selected for the Australian Schools team in 2005.

He played his first senior rugby with the University club and was selected for the Australia Under 19 rugby team in 2006 and 2007.

Career

Hanson played in the Australian Rugby Championship for the Melbourne Rebels in 2007. He signed a development contract with the Queensland Reds, and made his Super Rugby debut for the Reds in 2009. He played off the bench in Queensland's win over the Crusaders in the Super Rugby final of 2011, and went on to play seven seasons at the Reds.

Hanson made his Wallabies debut at Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, Queensland on 20 October 2012. The end result was an 18–18 draw with the All-Blacks in the final Bledisloe Cup match of the season.

He signed with the Rebels in 2016 to play Super Rugby in Melbourne.

Hanson signed a short-term deal with English club Gloucester in the Aviva Premiership until the end of the year 2017, with an initial plan to rejoin the Rebels.[3] However, on 13 December 2017, it was announced that Hanson had signed a permanent deal to stay at Gloucester following agreement by the Melbourne Rebels to release him early from his contract.[4] He was granted early release from Gloucester in February 2021.[5]

Super Rugby statistics

As of 5 November 2017[6]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Min	T	C	PG	DG	Pts	YC	RC
2009	Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010	Reds	1	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	Reds	18	2	16	398	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2012	Reds	16	9	7	773	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
2013	Reds	15	5	10	530	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	Reds	16	10	6	692	2	0	0	0	10	1	0
2015	Reds	16	10	6	826	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Rebels	15	14	1	904	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2017	Rebels	14	12	2	810	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total		111	62	49	4918	7	0	0	0	35	2	0

References

1. ESPN scrum (2010). "James Hanson player profile at Scrum.com". Retrieved 25 June 2010.
2. QRU (2010). "James Hanson player profile at Gloucesterrugby.com". Retrieved 25 June 2010.
3. "James Hanson: Gloucester sign Australia hooker from Melbourne Rebels". BBC Sport. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
4. "Gloucester Rugby Confirm Signing of James Hanson". Gloucester Rugby. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
5. "Hanson departs whilst Argentine Socino signs for Cherry & Whites". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
6. "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

External links

• Gloucester profile