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Rugby player
Jimmy Gopperth
Date of birth
(1983-06-29) 29 June 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth
New Plymouth, New Zealand
Height
179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight
90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
School
New Plymouth Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Fly half, Centre
Senior career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2003–2007
Wellington
45
(447)
2005–2008
Hurricanes
51
(356)
2008
North Harbour
12
(102)
2009
Blues
11
(104)
2009–2013
Newcastle Falcons
113
(1,207)
2013–2015
Leinster
59
(352)
2015–2022
Wasps
156
(1,263)
2022–2023
Leicester Tigers
18
(43)
2023-
Provence
19
(107)
2003–
Total
487
(3,981)
Correct as of 14 May 2023
International career
Years
Team
Apps
(Points)
2004
New Zealand U21
1
(10)
2006
Junior All Blacks
2
(47)
2015
Barbarians
1
(7)
Correct as of 1 June 2020
James Gopperth (born 29 June 1983) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player. His regular playing positions are centre and fly-half. He has played over 490 professional games in a 22-year career, scoring over 4,000 points. He has played professionally for Wellington, North Harbour, the Hurricanes and the Blues in his native New Zealand. He moved to Europe in 2009 where he played for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby and Leinster in Ireland, before joining Wasps in 2015 where he played 156 games over seven years. He joined Leicester Tigers in 2022 for a single season and is currently playing for Provence Rugby in France.
James Gopperth (born 29 June 1983) is a New Zealand professional rugby union player. His regular playing positions are centre and fly-half. He has played...
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