James Saltonstall
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| Full name | James Mark Saltonstall[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 September 1993 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 5 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Saltonstall (born 27 September 1993) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who plays on the wing or as a fullback for Halifax (UK) in the Betfred Championship.
He represented Italy in the 2013 World Cup.
Background
[edit]Saltonstall was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
[edit]He previously played for Warrington in the Super League on the wing.[3]
He made his Italy début in a match against Russia, qualifying through his Italian mother.[4] He was sent on a month's loan to the Super League side Bradford in January 2014. He played in the pre-season games against Hull FC, Dewsbury and Castleford. He scored a try against Dewsbury. In 2015, he signed for Halifax. On 7 August 2022, Saltonstall scored four tries for Halifax in a 34-18 victory over Batley.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Companies House
- ^ "James Saltonstall". Love Rugby League.
- "James Saltonstall". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 10 September 2017. - ^ Ash Howes (21 October 2013). "England 14 Italy 15: we now face the biggest week of our lives, says England captain Kevin Sinfield". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "RLEF." Rlef.eu.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Fax's Saltonstall: Change in attitude key to early-season form". Halifax Courier. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Halifax profile Archived 10 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Bradford Bulls players
- English people of Italian descent
- Sportspeople of Italian descent
- English rugby league players
- Halifax R.L.F.C. players
- Italy national rugby league team players
- Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Rugby league wingers
- Warrington Wolves players
- York City Knights players