Jimmy Meadows (rugby league)
English rugby league footballer
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James Meadows (born 15 May 1999) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a stand-off, scrum-half, hooker or fullback for the London Broncos in the RFL Championship.
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| Full name | James Meadows | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1999 Teddington, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half, Fullback, Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the London Broncos in the Super League and the Championship, and spent time on loan from the Broncos at the London Skolars and the Coventry Bears in League 1, and the Sheffield Eagles in the Betfred Championship. Meadows has also played for the Batley Bulldogs and the Bradford Bulls in the Championship.
Career
London Broncos
Meadows made his professional début for the London Broncos against the Barrow Raiders on 4 February 2018 in round 1 of the Championship.
Batley Bulldogs
On 12 October 2021, it was reported that he had signed for the Batley Bulldogs in the RFL Championship[4]
He is now head coach of University of Leeds Rugby League team alongside his team mates Aidan McGowan (Backs and fighting coach) and Josh Hodson (Middles and Wrestling coach).
London Broncos (re-join)
On 10 November 2023 it was reported that he had re-signed for the London Broncos in the Super League.[5]
Bradford Bulls
On 3 July 2024 it was reported that he had signed for Bradford in the RFL Championship.[6]
London Broncos (re-join)
On 4 December 2025 it was reported that he had re-joined the London Broncos in the RFL Championship.[7]
In February 2026 Meadows set a new club record of 42 points in a game. He scored two tries and converted 17 out of 18 attempts at goal in London's win over the North Wales Crusaders at Plough Lane.[8]
Club statistics
| Year | Club | League Competition | Appearances | Tries | Goals | Drop goals | Points | Notes |
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| 2018 |  London Broncos |
Championship | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2018 |  London Skolars |
League 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | loan |
| 2019 | London Broncos |
Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 |  Coventry Bears |
League 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | loan |
| 2019 | London Skolars |
League 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | loan |
| 2019 |  Sheffield Eagles |
Championship | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | loan |
| 2020 | London Broncos |
Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Championship | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2022 |  Batley Bulldogs |
Championship | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2023 | Championship | 31 | 17 | 61 | 0 | 190 | ||
| 2024 | London Broncos |
Super League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2025 |  Bradford Bulls |
Championship | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2026 |  London Broncos |
Championship | 24 | 7 | 137 | 0 | 302 | |
| Club career total | 172 | 45 | 203 | 0 | 590 | [9][10][11] | ||
