James Gopperth was born on 29 June 1983 and is a New Zealand professional rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, England's top tier.
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18 Facts About Jimmy Gopperth
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Jimmy Gopperth's regular playing positions are Centre and fly-half and he has played over 400 professional games in a 19-year career, scoring over 3,800 points.
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Jimmy Gopperth first played rugby for New Plymouth Boys' High School, before having his first break in the game and playing for the Old Boys University in the Wellington premier competition.
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Jimmy Gopperth joined the Wellington Academy post High School in 2001 and after impressive displays for his club, Jimmy Gopperth made his first-class debut for Wellington in 2002.
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Jimmy Gopperth went on to sign for the then Super 12 team Hurricanes in 2005.
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Jimmy Gopperth made a good start to his career with the Hurricanes when he made 12 appearances in the 2005 Super 12 season.
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Jimmy Gopperth made seven starts during the season, but made in all 15 appearances during this season.
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Jimmy Gopperth scored 86, with a further two tries and whilst playing 637 minutes.
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In Super Rugby, Jimmy Gopperth got 66 points in 13 appearances, still nowhere near his opening season tally, but for Wellington in the Air New Zealand Cup he got 121 points in just 10 games, mostly through the boot.
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In 2009, only a season after joining the Blues, Jimmy Gopperth joined Newcastle Falcons on a three-year deal replacing World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson.
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Jimmy Gopperth, made an appearance for Newcastle Falcons in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, not scoring any points.
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Jimmy Gopperth ended the season as the top points scorer in the Amlin Challenge Cup scoring 74 points in seven appearances.
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Jimmy Gopperth was named the Aviva Premiership player of the year, RPA Players' player of the year and Wasps' player of the year.
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Jimmy Gopperth won the golden boot for his 292 points scored during the same season, 102 points more than the next highest scorer, along with being named in the Premiership Dream Team, and winning the Citizen Try of the try Season award for his try against Northampton Saints in round four.
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Jimmy Gopperth was announced as leaving Wasps on 2 February 2022, despite Wasps boss Lee Blackett confirming his destination as Leicester Tigers in February, Tigers did not confirm his signing until 12 May 2022.
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Jimmy Gopperth has never played for his national team, the All Blacks, but has made two appearances for the second string team the Junior All Blacks.
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Jimmy Gopperth's appearances were during the 2006 Pacific Nations Cup, which the Junior All Blacks won both tests, vs Samoa and Tonga.
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Jimmy Gopperth scored 26 and 21 points respectively for a total of 47 points in the two games; he scored three tries, with the remainder of his points coming from his kicking.
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