James Cunningham (rugby league)
English rugby league footballer
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James Cunningham (born 30 April 1994) is an English former rugby league footballer who last played as a hooker for York Knights in the Championship.
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| Born | 30 April 1994 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (92 kg)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker, Scrum-half, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has played for Hull F.C. in the Super League, and on loan from Hull at the London Broncos in the top flight and Doncaster in the Championship. He also played for London in the Championship and the Super League before joining the Toronto Wolfpack in the top flight. At the Broncos he occasionally played as a scrum-half and stand-off. He joined Toulouse from the Huddersfield Giants.
Background
Cunningham was born in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Career
Hull F.C.
He played for Hull F.C. in the Super League, and on loan from Hull at the London Broncos in the top flight and Doncaster in the Championship.[citation needed]
London Broncos
The London Broncos paid an undisclosed fee to Hull F.C. in 2015. It was his second stint at the London Broncos after being on loan there in the 2014 season in Super League.
On 26 October 2018, Cunningham signed a one-year deal with the London Broncos keeping him at the club until the end of the 2019 season.[citation needed]
Toronto Wolfpack
Cunningham left London to sign for the Toronto Wolfpack during 2019.[citation needed]
Huddersfield Giants
On 9 November 2020, it was announced that Cunningham would join Huddersfield from the 2021 season on a two-year deal.[4]
Toulouse Olympique
On 16 Oct 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Toulouse Olympique in the Super League.[5] He was signed on a two-year contract until the end of the 2023 season.[6]
York Knights
In February 2023, it was reported that Cunningham had joined York Knights on a two-year deal.[7] He announced his retirement at the end of 2024.[8]
International career
In July 2018 he was selected in the England Knights Performance squad.[9]
Club statistics
| Year | Club | Comp. | Apps | Tries | Goals | DG | Points |
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| 2012 |  Hull F.C. |
Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Super League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 |  London Broncos |
Super League | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | Hull F.C. |
Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 |  Doncaster |
Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | London Broncos |
Championship | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2016 | Championship | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 2017 | Championship | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2018 | Championship | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| 2019 | Super League | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2020 |  Toronto Wolfpack |
Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 |  Huddersfield Giants |
Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 |  Toulouse Olympique |
Super League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 |  York Knights |
RFL Championship | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2024 | RFL Championship | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Club career total [10][11] | 151 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 144 | ||
