James McLaren (rugby)

James McLaren
Birth nameJames Gerard McLaren
Date of birth (1972-07-28) 28 July 1972
Place of birthStirling, Scotland
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
SchoolSt Stanislaus College, Bathurst
UniversityHawkesbury Agricultural College
Notable relative(s)Tom McLaren, brother
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
Stirling County ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–98 Glasgow Warriors 0 (0)
1998 Caledonia Reds 1 (0)
1998–00 Bourgoin ()
2000–02 Glasgow Warriors 38 (72)
2002–04 Begles-Bordeaux ()
2004–06 Bayonne ()
Correct as of 18 December 2012
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1999–03 Scotland 30 (30)
Correct as of 18 December 2012
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
Canberra Raiders
1997 Wakefield Trinity 19 8 7 0 48
Total 19 8 7 0 48
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 Scotland 1

James "Jim / Fritz / Jock" Gerard McLaren (born 28 June 1972) is a Scottish dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for the Scotland national rugby league team, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and representative level rugby union (RU) for the Scotland national rugby union team, as a centre, and for Glasgow Warriors and Caledonia Reds.

He was the first player to be capped by Scotland in a Rugby League international before representing in a Rugby Union international.