James French (born 22 November 1998) is an Irish rugby union player.
Born in Cork, French attended Bandon Grammar School, during which time he was All-Ireland schoolboy shot put champion from his first to fifth years.
He began playing rugby as a centre, before transitioning to the back-row, and, finally, to prop.
[3] Following the disruption caused by the province's recent tour to South Africa, French made his senior competitive debut for Munster in their opening 2021–22 Champions Cup fixture away to English club Wasps on 12 December 2021, starting in the 35–14 win for the province.
[9] Selected in the Ireland under-20s squad for the 2018 Six Nations Under 20s Championship,[10] French featured off the bench in Ireland's opening round 34–24 defeat against France on 2 February 2018,[11] before making further substitute appearances against Italy,[12] Wales,[13] and England,[14] as well as earning a start against Scotland.