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Jamie Bloem
Full nameJamie Bloem
Date of birth(1971-05-26)26 May 1971(age 53)
Place of birthMelbourne,Victoria,Australia[citation needed]
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Occupation(s)Landscaper
Rugby league career
Position(s) Halfback,Second-row,Centre,Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990 Cape Town Coasters ()
1992 Castleford Tigers 1 (4)
1993 Oldham RLFC 12 (8)
1993-1994 Doncaster 44 (76)
1997-1998 Widness Vikings 39 (171)
1998-2002 Halifax Panthers 108 (336)
2003 Huddersfield Giants 22 (34)
2004-2005 Halifax Panthers 51 (359)
2011-2013 Stainland Stags ARLFC ()
Correct as of 24 February 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1992-2000 South Africa 14 (31)
2004 Scotland 2 (4)
Correct as of 24 February 2024
Rugby union career
Position(s) Utility back
Youth career
1990-1991 Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1990-1992 Union Milnerton RFC ()
1999 Racing 92 ()
2002-2004 Halifax RUFC 36 (90)
2005-2006 Thornensians RUFC ()
2006-2007 Old Brodleians RUFC ()
2007-2011 Old Rishworthians RUFC ()
2013-2018 Halifax Vandals RUFC ()
2023 Heath Hawks ()
Correct as of 24 February 2024
Coaching career
Years Team
2005-2006 Thornensians RUFC(player-coach)
2006-2007 Old Brodleians RUFC(player-coach)
2007-2011 Old Rishworthians RUFC(player-coach)
2011-2013 Stainland Stags ARLFC(player-coach)
2013-2018 Halifax Vandals RUFC(player-coach)
2019-2020 Huddersfield YM RUFC(Head coach)
2019-2022 Greetland All-rounders ARLFC(Head coach)
2022-2023 Halifax RUFC(Head coach)
2023- Elland RLFC(Head coach)
Correct as of 24 February 2024
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
2010 Nordic Cup 1
2013-2016 Challenge Cup 5
Correct as of 24 February 2024

Jamie Bloem(born 26 May 1971) is a former dual code rugby player and rugby league referee. He currently coaches amateur rugby league sideElland ARLFC.He played representative rugby league forSouth AfricaandScotland.At club level forCape Town Coasters(South Africa),Castleford Tigers,[1][2][3]Oldham,Doncaster,[4]Widnes Vikings,[5]Halifax Panthers,Huddersfield Giantsandplayer-coachforStainland Stags ARLFC,as afullback,wing,centre,scrum-half,second-row,orloose forward.[6][7]

In rugby union he played forWestern Provinceat representative level, and at club level forUnion Milnerton RFC(Cape Town),Racing Métro 92,Halifax RUFCandplayer-coachforThornensians RUFC,Old BrodleiansRUFC,Old RishworthiansRUFC, and Halifax Vandals RUFC.[6][8][9]

Rugby league[edit]

Club career[edit]

Bloem initially played his club rugby league for the Cape Town Coasters inSouth Africa,[10]he also played in France and has travelled extensively as a player, he becameplayer-coachatStainland Stags ARLFC(Halifax, West Yorkshire) during thePennine League2010–11 season.

Drugs ban[edit]

In November 1994, Bloem was the first rugby league player to test positive for performance enhancing anabolic steroidnandrolone,he was banned for two years.[11][12]

Representative career[edit]

Bloem was thecaptainofSouth Africa(RL) during the2000 World Cup,[9][13]he was eligible forScotland(RL) through his mother's nationality.[8]

Rugby union[edit]

Bloem has also had spells with rugby union sides;Halifax RUFC,Thornensians RUFC(Thorne,Doncaster), andOld BrodleiansRUFC (Hipperholme,Halifax, West Yorkshire), whom he took to their first promotion in 75 years, he transferred toOld RishworthiansRUFC (Rishworth,Halifax, West Yorkshire) asplayer-coachfor the 2007–08 season, he was the top point scorer for Old Rishworthians in 2007–08, breaking the club record with 375 points in the season, he becameplayer-coachat Halifax Vandals RUFC at the start of the 2013–2014 season.

Later years[edit]

Bloem became a BBC radio rugby league sports summariser,[14]and a rugby league referee and controlled the Nordic Cup match betweenNorwayandSwedenatPartilleGround (Spartacus Rugby Club),Gothenburgon Saturday 30 October 2010.[15][16][17]

Personal life[edit]

Bloem was born inMelbourne,Victoria,Australia to Scottish and South African parents, his twin sister died at the age of six weeks. He was brought up in apartheid-torn South Africa on a military base where his father was stationed. Bloems father died in action when he was 15.

After retiring from rugby Bloem set up alandscape gardeningbusiness inHalifax, West Yorkshire.[18]

Bloem was wrongly accused of having sex with a minor, the charge was found to be completely without foundation.[19][20][21]

References[edit]

  1. ^David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport – Castleford Rugby League – A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd.ISBN978-0752418957
  2. ^"Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)".31 December 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 16 February 2012.Retrieved1 January2015.
  3. ^"Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk".31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.Retrieved1 January2015.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^"Statistics at robterrace.com".robterrace.com. 31 December 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 24 February 2018.Retrieved1 January2018.
  5. ^"Rugby League: Widnes sign South African Jamie Bloem".The Independent.31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  6. ^ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org".Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  7. ^Hardcastle, Andrew (2012).In Full Bloem: Jamie Bloem – Rugby Footballer.London League Publications.ISBN978-1903659656.
  8. ^ab"official.sportnetwork.net".official.sportnetwork.net. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  9. ^ab"South Africa Shown Up By Tonga".The Independent.31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  10. ^"Reports 2003 at sportinglife.com".Sporting Life.UK. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  11. ^Mottram, David R. (1996).Drugs in sport.E. & F.N. Spon.ISBN0-419-18890-8.
  12. ^"Rugby League – League To Step Up Drug Testing".The Independent.31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  13. ^"World Cup 2000 – Group 2".BBC. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  14. ^"BBC radio rugby league sports summariser".BBC. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^"Bloem looks forward to officiating Nordic Cup at rleague.com".rleague.com. 28 October 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 15 November 2010.Retrieved1 January2011.
  16. ^"Bloem looks forward to officiating Nordic Cup at rlef.eu.com".rlef.eu.com. 28 October 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 6 February 2018.Retrieved1 January2011.
  17. ^"Referee Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org".Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  18. ^"Bloem Close To Crossing Divide".Sporting Life.UK. 31 December 2011.Retrieved1 January2012.
  19. ^"Former Halifax Rugby League star Jamie Bloem speaks of hell after being accused of child sex offence".halifaxcourier.co.uk. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  20. ^"Hard-hitting Bloem paid a heavy price for playing the game he loved".halifaxcourier.co.uk. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
  21. ^"Innocent former Huddersfield Giants star Jamie Bloem speaks about the nightmare allegation of child sex offence".examiner.co.uk. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.

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