Jamie Jones-Buchanan

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

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

[9] He played for the Leeds club from the interchange bench in their 2005 Super League Grand Final loss against Bradford.

[19][20] However, along with team mates Kevin Sinfield, Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow and Ryan Bailey he continued his period of unprecedented success in the Grand Final.

[28][25] In 2013, Jones-Buchanan crossed for a try in the 2013 World Club Challenge against Melbourne but the Leeds outfit lost out to the 2012 NRL season premiers 18-14 at Headingley.

[29] Jones-Buchanan finally got his hands on the 2014 Challenge Cup when Leeds defeated the Castleford Tigers 23-10 at Wembley Stadium.

[30][31] He missed the 2015 Challenge Cup Final due to an injury suffered in the semi-final win over St Helens.

[33][34][35] Jones-Buchanan was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services to rugby league football and the community in Leeds.

[40] A number of years ago, Jones-Buchanan began an interest in journalism and reporting on sport and Rugby League in general.

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

Jones-Buchanan representing England
Jones-Buchanan playing for the Leeds Rhinos
Jamie Jones-Buchanan on stage at The Awakening. LEEDS 2023