James Hudson (born 28 October 1981 in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England) is a former rugby union player He was educated at Solihull School, where he gained 1st XV stripes as a lock.
[2] However, citing a lack of first team rugby, Hudson elected to join London Irish at the end of the 2005–06 season.
[3] During his time at the club, Hudson rotated his role in the second row alongside Bob Casey and Nick Kennedy, however towards the beginning of 2009 he began to take a step up in the pecking order.
On 19 March 2013, it was announced Hudson would leave Newcastle Falcons to join Gloucester Rugby in the Aviva Premiership on a three-year deal.
[7] On 26 October 2016, Hudson was forced to retire from professional rugby after failing to overcome a serious knee injury.