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James Stannard

Stannard in 2009
Date of birth	(1983-02-21) 21 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	82 kg (12 st 13 lb; 181 lb)
School	St Edmund's College, Ipswich
Notable relative(s)	Melissa Wu (cousin)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half / Fly-half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 Perth Spirit 3 (7) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 Force 10 (5) 2009–10 Brumbies 2 (0) 2011–12 Force 19 (79) Correct as of 14 April 2012
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team competition

James Stannard (born 21 February 1983) is an Australian former rugby union footballer. He can play as a scrum-half or fly-half. He previously played for the Western Force and Brumbies Super Rugby.

Stannard was an Australia sevens player and was awarded the 2010 Australian Sevens Player of the Year award. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Stannard is currently part of the coaching staff for the Women's Aussie 7s rugby team.

Injury and retirement

On 30 March 2018, Stannard received a fractured skull in an altercation with a 23 year old English tourist, Sam Oliver. The two men had left a Sydney bar at 3am with the altercation ensuing outside a kebab shop. Stannard was knocked unconscious from a single punch during the incident and hit his head on the concrete floor. Following his head injury, Stannard has suffered from vertigo.

In June 2018, Stannard was forced to retire from playing rugby due to the head injuries he received in the altercation.

Sam Oliver claimed that he retaliated in self-defence after Stannard had approached him, made an offensive remark, and initially punched Oliver's left eye. In September 2018, following a two-and-a-half day hearing, Oliver was found not guilty of recklessly causing grievous bodily harm.

References

1. "Western Force Team". www.rugbywa.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
2. Newman, Beth (14 July 2016). "Rio Olympics: Australian Sevens teams announced". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
3. Newman, Beth (29 June 2018). "Stannard takes on Aussie Sevens coaching role". www.rugby.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
4. Mitchell, Georgina (10 September 2018). "James Stannard still has vertigo months after 'king hit', court hears". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
5. "Injured sevens veteran Stannard retires". ESPN.com. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
6. "James Stannard case: UK man found not guilty of assault on Australian former rugby sevens captain". The Guardian. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

External links

• James Stannard at ESPNscrum
• James Stannard at ItsRugby.co.uk
• James Stannard at Olympics.com
• James Stannard at Olympedia (archive)
• James Stannard at the Australian Olympic Committee
• James Stannard at Commonwealth Games Australia
• James Stannard at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• James Stannard at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)

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