Jamie Rooney (born ) is an English former professional

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footballer who is currently the head coach of his hometown amateur club

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. He is also a former England international, being an integral part of the 2006

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winning side. He played for

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in 1998 in the Treize Tournoi against Limoux. He made his league début in 1999 away at

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, coming off the substitutes bench and scoring one goal, and quickly became the first choice no. 7 at age 19. In two consecutive seasons he scored more than 100 points in the first 10 games, he is also in the Featherstone Rovers record books for most points in a season. He joined

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on trial in 2001, but was not offered a permanent contract. He joined

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The club play their home fixtures at the DIY Kitchen Stadium, Belle Vue and currently compete in the Super League, the top tier of the British rugby le ...

in December 2002. The

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international had an excellent season with Trinity in 2006, amassing 197 points in 20 games after missing the early part of the season recovering from surgery on a troublesome knee. He shone for Wakefield Trinity again in 2007, playing 25 games and scoring 208 points during 25 appearances. This eventually led to his earning a place in the

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initial train-on squad for the Gillette Fusion Test series against

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. Rooney's autobiography, ''High Ambitions'', was released at the end of March 2009. In July 2009, he was signed on loan to Co-operative Championship title hopefuls Barrow. After his contract expired at Wakefield, he rejected numerous offers from Super League clubs, instead deciding to stay at Barrow. He was made captain for the 2010 season. He left the club at the end of the 2011 season to join French side

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for the 2011-12

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season. He signed for

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for the 2012 season. South Wales Scorpions released Rooney "by mutual consent" on 11 April 2012, according to the scorpions website. Rooney went on to play for Whitehaven and Gateshead until July 2014 when he re-signed for Featherstone Rovers.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rooney, Jamie 1980 births Living people 20th-century English sportsmen 21st-century English sportsmen Barrow Raiders players Castleford Tigers players England national rugby league team players English rugby league players Featherstone Rovers players Limoux Grizzlies players Newcastle Thunder players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league halfbacks Rugby league players from Featherstone South Wales Scorpions players Wakefield Trinity players Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players