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{{short description|Scottish rugby union player}}
{{other people||James King (disambiguation){{!}}James King}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name           = James King
| image          =
| birth_name     = James King
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1986|3|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Berwick-upon-Tweed]], [[England]]
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}
| weight         = 86kg
| position       = [[Inside Centre|Centre]]
| ru_currentclub = [[Edinburgh Rugby]]
| amatteam1      = [[Melrose RFC]]
| amatyears1     = 2008–10
| repteam1       = [[Scotland under 21 rugby union team|Scotland U21]]
| repteam2       = [[Scotland under 19 rugby union team|Scotland U19]]
| repteam3       = [[Scotland under 18 rugby union team|Scotland U18]]
| repyears1      =
| repcaps1       =
| reppoints1     =
| years1         = 2004 2007
| years2         = 2007–08
| years3         = 2010–13
| clubs1         = [[Border Reivers (rugby union)|Border Reivers]]
| clubs2         = [[L'Aquila Rugby|L'Aquila]]
| clubs3         = [[Edinburgh Rugby|Edinburgh]]
| apps1          = 4
| apps2          =
| apps3          = 30
| points1        = 15
| points2        =
| points3        = 5
| ru_clubupdate  = 3 June 2013
| youthyears     =
| youthclubs     =
| school         = [[Berwick Academy, Berwick-upon-Tweed|Berwick High School]]
}}
'''James King''' (born 31 March 1986) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] rugby union player who plays for [[Edinburgh Rugby]] in the [[Pro14]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edinburghrugby.org/team/centres/james-king |title=James King |publisher=[[Edinburgh Rugby]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830105242/http://www.edinburghrugby.org/team/centres/james-king |archivedate=2012-08-30}}</ref>
==Background==
He has also represented Scotland at under-18, under-19 and under-21 level and was educated at Berwick High School. He has had spells with both [[Border Reivers (rugby union)|Border Reivers]] and [[L'Aquila Rugby|L'Aquila]], the outfit from central [[Italy]].
King scored his first try for the club away to [[Connacht Rugby|Connacht]] in April 2011, and followed this up by signing a two-year contract extension four days later.
== References ==
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[[Category:1986 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Edinburgh Rugby players]]
[[Category:Border Reivers players]]
[[Category:Scottish rugby union players]]
[[Category:Rugby union centres]]