Who is James Slipper: Ten things you should know about the Australia prop

James Slipper is a veteran Australia prop who has gained over 100 caps for his nation.

He’s persevering with to construct his cap rely and listed here are some issues it’s best to find out about him.

Ten issues it’s best to find out about James Slipper

1. James Slipper was born on 6 June 1989 in Queensland, Australia. He stands at 6ft 1in and weighs 18st 6lbs (117kg).

2. He performs for the Brumbies however has beforehand competed for the Reds and Queensland County.

3. Slipper gained his first cap for Australia in opposition to England in 2010 and has gone onto win greater than 100 caps.

4. He has instructed Rugby World about what he believes his strengths are: “It’s about when to place your self within the recreation, when to not. I believe lots of that comes with age and expertise.

“Whenever you’re younger you may go on the market hammer for tong, and you’ll in all probability come out on prime. However as you become older that’s more durable to do week in, week out. So I’ll attempt to use my thoughts greater than my physique.”

5. Slipper mentioned the boomerang form the Australia crew fashioned in 2022 to face New Zealand’s haka was a tribute to indigenous folks.

“We positively discuss all collectively as a crew, however he initiated the boomerang and all of us boys actually need to contain the indigenous tradition inside our nation,” he mentioned through Planet Rugby.

“We discover that’s actually necessary, we play within the indigenous jersey a number of instances now every year and that’s one thing we’re actually happy with.

6. Slipper was banned for 2 months and fined $27,500 by Rugby Australia in 2018 after testing constructive for cocaine. After the information got here out he spoke about struggling with despair. He has since instructed Rugby World: “On the time the partitions have been caving in and there was a interval the place I needed to provide the sport away, however I simply caught to myself and obtained by way of it.

“I had lots of household round me and my shut mates, who helped me get by way of that point. And I look again at that interval of my life like a springboard into the back-end of my profession the place I really feel I’m enjoying good rugby.”

7. He likes to hike and go to the seaside.

8. He gained back-to-back GPS premierships in 2006 and 2007 with The Southport Faculty.

9. Slipper has a daughter and captioned an Instagram submit “lady dad”.

10. He prefers canines to cats and owns a golden retriever.

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