31 Facts About Jamie Jones-Buchanan

Jamie Daniel Peter Jones-Buchanan was born on 1 August 1981 and is a British rugby league coach and former professional player.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan was briefly the interim head coach for Leeds in the Super League XXVII season.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played for England and Great Britain at international level.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan is the half-brother of professional rugby league footballers Jodie Broughton, Austin Buchanan and Brooke Broughton.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan began playing rugby at Stanningley ARLFC and progressed through the Leeds Academy signing for the club when he was 15 years old.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played for Leeds in the 2005 Challenge Cup Final from the interchange bench in their loss against Hull FC.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played for the Leeds club from the interchange bench in their 2005 Super League Grand Final loss against Bradford.

In February 2008, Jamie Jones-Buchanan helped the Leeds side secure their second world club title as they defeated 2007 NRL season premiers, Melbourne in the 2008 World Club Challenge at Elland Road.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played in 2008's Super League XIII Grand Final victory over St Helens.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan was named in the England squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

That year Jamie Jones-Buchanan played a key role in Leeds winning the League Leaders' Shield.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan did not enjoy the same level of success in the Challenge Cup however.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played in the 2010 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Warrington side at Wembley Stadium.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played at second-row for Leeds in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final which was lost to Wigan, and the 2010 Challenge Cup and 2012 Challenge Cup losses to Warrington.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played in the 2011 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Wigan at Wembley Stadium and in the 2011 Super League Grand Final victory over St Helens at Old Trafford.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played in the 2012 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Warrington at Wembley Stadium.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played in the 2012 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington at Old Trafford.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan missed the 2015 Challenge Cup Final due to an injury suffered in the semi-final win over St Helens.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final victory over Castleford at Old Trafford.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rugby league football and the community in Leeds.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan took up an assistant coach role of Leeds Rhinos after retiring as a player, and stepped in as interim head coach following Richard Agar's sacking.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan is married to Emma Jones-Buchanan, whom he met when he was 14, and has four children.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan is a devout Christian and attends church on Sundays.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan has supported the White Ribbon Campaign, a charity that encourages men to challenge violence against women.

Away from rugby, Jamie Jones-Buchanan is a huge part of his local community in Leeds.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan regularly attends Christian worship across the country to speak about his own life journey and is a trustee of the Leeds Rhinos Foundation, the charitable trust who work in the Leeds community.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan was a governor at his former school Priesthorpe School in Leeds but is no more.

From here Jamie Jones-Buchanan joined forces with childhood friend Alex Simmons on a new TV and radio project called Rugby AM.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan joined the Rugby AM team in December 2013 and has been ever-present since, putting in an incredible amount of hard work in his spare time to help Rugby AM grow.

In 2016, Jamie Jones-Buchanan took on another new role, that of acting.

Jamie Jones-Buchanan made his stage debut in the Red Ladder Theatre Company production Leeds Lads.