Ali James

James was the son of a professional boxer, and began playing rugby at age 13.^[1] A product of the Gloucester Rugby Academy, he moved to Newbury before rejoining Gloucester Rugby in the summer of 2007.^[2][3] He played as a centre. During the 2007/08 season he played for Moseley as a loan player.^{[citation needed]}

James played professionally while at university for physiotherapy, first studying at the University of the West of England, and later completing a masters at Oxford University.^[1] While at Oxford, he played centre for the university squad.^[4]

In 2012 he joined Wasps as a physiotherapist.^[1] Later, he became head of Medical services for the team.^[5] During the COVID-19 pandemic, James was credited with using temperature sensing to monitor player's health.^[6][7][8]

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