Jamie Rooney

Who is Jamie Rooney?

Jamie Rooney is an English professional rugby league footballer who is currently playing for Whitehaven. He is also a former England international, being an integral part of the 2006 Federation Shield winning side. Rooney is equally at home in both the stand-off and scrum half positions.

Rooney made his professional league début in 1999 for Featherstone Rovers and quickly became the first choice no. 7 at age 19. In two consecutive seasons he scored more than 100 points in the first 10 games, he is also in the Featherstone Rovers record books for most points in a season. The England international had an excellent season with Trinity in 2006, amassing 197 points in 20 games after missing the early part of the season recovering from surgery on a troublesome knee. He shone for Wakefield Trinity again in 2007, playing 25 games and scoring 208 points during 25 appearances. This eventually led to his earning a place in the Great Britain initial train-on squad for the Gillette Fusion Test series against New Zealand.

Rooney's autobiography, High Ambitions, was released at the end of March 2009.

In July 2009, he was signed on loan to Co-operative Championship title hopefuls Barrow.