James Darryl Peacock MBE, (born 14 December 1977) is an English motivational speaker, leadership mentor and former professional

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footballer. Peacock began his career with

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in 1998, which also included a loan spell at

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, he made a name for himself playing in the winning three

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s before a move to

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in 2006. At Leeds, Peacock won six more

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and became one of the most decorated players in British rugby league history. After briefly returning in 2015 Peacock played four games for

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in 2016. Peacock made his

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debut at the 2000 World Cup and his

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debut the following year as well as representing

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Background

Born in

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, Peacock is a product of

' junior programme, having played as a junior for Stanningley RLFC. On his way to becoming a first team regular for Bradford, Jamie spent a month on loan at

making four appearances and scoring one try. He also enjoyed a spell at

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in Australia as he learned his rugby trade.

Club Career

Bradford

Peacock made his Bradford Super League début in 1999. He made two starts and 16 substitute appearances for the club, scoring six tries that year. The following year he cemented his place in the side, helping Bradford to win 2000 Challenge Cup success against Leeds at

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. Peacock played for the

as a in their 2001 Super League Grand Final victory against the

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. As

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champions, the Bulls played against 2001 NRL Premiers, the

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in the

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. Peacock played as a in Bradford's victory. He made 30 appearances in 2002 as Bradford again returned to

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for the 2002 Super League Grand Final only to lose out to a

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drop goal. Peacock played for the

as a in their 2003 Super League Grand Final victory against the

. Having won

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, Bradford played against 2003 NRL Premiers, the

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in the 2004 World Club Challenge. Peacock captained the Bulls as a in their 22–4 victory. Bradford reached the

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losing out to Leeds. Peacock was honoured with the captaincy at Bradford Bulls in his final year at Odsal and played for the Bulls as a in their

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victory against

at Old Trafford. During his time with Bradford he won every club honour available, in addition to winning the Man of Steel, Players' Player of the Year and Rugby League Writers' Player of the Year.

Leeds

Peacock joined Leeds in 2006 from local rivals Bradford. He made his Leeds début against

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on the opening day of the season. He played in the 2008 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens. and was also part of the 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012

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squads and team that won the

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against

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. Peacock played a starring role in Leeds' 33-6 Grand Final victory over then reigning champions' St Helens. He played a full 80 minutes to win his 4th Super League champions ring. He was named in the

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for both the 2008's

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and 2009's

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season. He played in the 2009 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at

. Peacock signed a new one-year deal at

in July 2011. Later that year he played as a for Leeds in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the

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. He played in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St. Helens at

. Peacock was appointed

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(MBE) in the 2012 New Year Honours for services to rugby league. He played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the

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. He played in the

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victory over the

. He enjoyed a resurgence the following season, and was once again named in the Super League Dream Team in 2013, 2014, and 2015. Peacock played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final victory over the

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. He played in the 2015 Challenge Cup Final victory over

. Peacock announced that he would retire from the sport upon the conclusion of the 2015 season joining

as a coach. He played in the 2015 Super League Grand Final victory over the

Hull Kingston Rovers

Peacock joined Hull KR as a coach for the 2016 Super League season. At the end of the regular season Hull KR finished 11th thus played in the 2016 Qualifiers. Towards the conclusion of the season, Peacock came out of retirement taking up the role of a player-coach due to squad injuries.

International Career

Peacock earned himself a place in John Kear's England side for the 2000 World Cup. He made four appearances in the World Cup that year, scoring an impressive six tries which including a hat trick against

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. Peacock played for England in 2001 against Wales. Also in 2001, he capped the season by making his Great Britain début against

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scoring a try after just 86 seconds of his début in the first test victory at

. He then become a permanent presence in the Great Britain squad making 14 appearances, all but three of which have been in the starting line up. Peacock won

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s for Great Britain while at Bradford Bulls in 2001 against Australia (2 matches), and Australia (sub), in 2002 against Australia, New Zealand, and New Zealand (sub) (2 matches), in 2003 against Australia (3 matches), in 2004 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand, in 2005 against Australia (2 matches), and New Zealand (2 matches). Peacock was then selected in the Great Britain team to compete in the end of season

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tournament. In the final against

he played as a in the Lions' 44–4 loss. Peacock played for Great Britain while at Leeds in 2006 against New Zealand (3 matches), and Australia (2 matches), in 2007 against New Zealand (3 matches). He played for England in 2008 against France. On 16 June 2008, Peacock was announced as the

captain for the

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in Australia. In

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's first match against

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he played as a in England's victory. He played against Papua New Guinea, Australia, and New Zealand (2 matches), in 2009 against France (2 matches), New Zealand and Australia. He was selected to play for England against France in the one-off test in 2010. On 26 June 2012, Peacock announced his retirement from international rugby league.

Career stats

Honours

Club

;Bradford *

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2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

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1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

;Leeds *

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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Individual

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Orders and special awards

(MBE): 2012

Other work

Peacock released his autobiography ''No White Flag'' in 2008, co-written with Phil Caplan. Since retiring from rugby, Peacock has become a

motivational speaker A motivational speaker (or inspirational speaker) is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. Such speakers may attempt to challenge or transform their audiences. The speech itself is popularly known as a pep ta ...

, including aspects of leadership mentoring and delivering

keynote A keynote in public speaking is a talk that establishes a main underlying theme. In corporate or commercial settings, greater importance is attached to the delivery of a keynote speech or keynote address. The keynote establishes the framework fo ...

speeches for businesses. He developed a fifty-day "Building Champions" mentoring programme in 2016, which over 1000 people have completed, as well as the "Be A Champion" wellbeing programme, which has an accompanying book. Peacock also makes media appearances providing insight and opinion on rugby.

References

External links

Jamie Peacock's Official Website
*(archived by web.archive.org
Leeds Rhinos profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
2001 Ashes profile
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