Background
James was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but has earned 48 caps for Wales and three for the British & Irish Lions.
James was born in Mufulira, Zambia, but has earned 48 caps for Wales and three for the British & Irish Lions.
He toured with the British and Irish Lions in 2001. His clubs include; Kenfig Hill Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Llanelli, Bridgend, Pontypridd, Harlequins, Scarlets, Cardiff Blues, Sale Sharks and HKCC Rugby. Dafydd James started his professional career at Bridgend Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1995 after coming up through the ranks of Kenfig Hill Reconstruction Finance Corporation. After 43 club caps for Bridgend he moved to Pontypridd Reconstruction Finance Corporation in 1997, where he played his part in the infamous Battle of Brive (Heineken cup clash 1997) and went on to play 54 club caps in 2 years.
In 1999 Dafydd moved to west Wales to play his rugby and enjoyed his first stint at Llanelli playing 52 games and scoring 145 points.
He return to Bridgend in 2001( which later became the Celtic Warriors Regional side in 2003), 2004 saw Dafydd move to London to play for Harlequins, before being temped back to Wales only a year later to return for the Llanelli Scarlets where he stayed until 2009. Dafydd scored over 565 points in his career and was the first to score over 25 tries in Heineken cup and scored 29 tries overall.
His last cap came at the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In 2001 Dafydd played all three Tests for the British & Irish Lions in Australia, scoring one of their four tries in the opening Test victory.
Dafydd is a patron of Tenuous Cancer Care where he helps raising awareness for the Charity and takes part in fund raising.
In 2015 Dafydd took part in a 350 mile bike ride from Cardiff to Paris and help raise over £50,000 for the Charity. In 2012 Dafydd was involved in the celebrity Sports Relief Challenge which included cycling & running around the United Kingdom and Ireland. This was a Celebrity competition consisting of the four home nations and raised a total of £250,000.
Since 2010 Dafydd has been a regular sports pundit for British Broadcasting Corporation television & Radio, recently he has started work with Independent Television and Rte in Ireland.
Since 2009 Dafydd has been a motivational speaker, fitness coach and personal trainer.