James Isaacson (born 7 January 1980 in

Easington, County Durham Easington, also known as Easington Village, is a village and civil parish in eastern County Durham, England. It is located at the junction of the A182 and B1283, leading north-west to Hetton-le-Hole and south east to Horden. It is near the ...

) is an English former

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footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for

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and

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, as a

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, or Hooker. He was educated at

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and

Life University Life University is a private university focused on training chiropractors and located in Marietta, Georgia, United States. It was established in 1974 by a chiropractor, Sid E. Williams. A 2024 report found that students in Life's doctor of chi ...

Rugby career

Isaacson is an England Under 21 international, and in 1998 joined

. He remained at the club until 2005 when he was signed by Leeds Tykes, (Yorkshire Carnegie from 2014). He remained with Leeds for two seasons and was part of the squad that saw the club promoted to the Premiership. He left Leeds at the end of 2007. Isaacson was Head Coach of

from 2010 to 2013 predominantly in the US Super League. Whilst with Life they made the Super League Final (2011), Elite Cup Final (2012, 2013) and D1 Cup Final (2013) winning the latter. Dr. Isaacson graduated from Life University in March 2014 and currently practices in Randolph, New Jersey.

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1980 births Living people English rugby union players Newcastle Falcons players Leeds Tykes players Rugby union players from Easington, County Durham People educated at Durham School Alumni of Northumbria University English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English rugby union coaches Life University alumni {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1980s-stub