Personal information
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Full name | James Keinhorst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
14 July 1990 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Rugby league
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Position | Centre, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union
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James "Jimmy" Keinhorst (born 14 July 1990 in Leeds) is an Anglo-German rugby league player who plays for Leeds Rhinos and Germany. He has also played rugby union for Germany . His regular positions are centre and second row.
Keinhorst began playing rugby in 2004 while attending St. Mary's Catholic High School, Menston.
Keinhorst began playing rugby union as an amateur with Otley and moved to Germany to play for Heidelberg in 2009 at the age of 19 and won the National Championship in the 2008-10 season. He played eight games and scored four tries in his first season.
Keinhorst rejoined Otley as a semi-professional in 2010 and went on to make 11 appearances in the 2010-11 season, scoring three tries before leaving at the end of the season to sign a professional contract at rugby league side Leeds Rhinos.
Keinhorst signed for Leeds Rhinos in 2011 and made his Super League debut for Leeds on 30 July 2012 in a loss to Wakefield Trinity. Keinhorst came on as a substitute in Leeds' losing appearance in the 2012 Challenge Cup final.
In 2014 Keinhorst spent time on loan at Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, making seven appearances before returning to his parent club. He also spent time in the Championship with Leeds' feeder club Hunslet Hawks.
Keinhorst played from the bench for Leeds in the 2015 Super League Grand Final, and helped to set up the winning try for Josh Walters.