Jimmy Stonehouse
| Full name | James Stonehouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 March 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Krugersdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams coached | |||
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| Years | Team | ||
| 1990–1992 | Pumas Craven Week team | ||
| 1990–1997 | Hoërskool Ermelo | ||
| 1994–1997 | Pumas Craven Week team | ||
| 1998–2008 | Hoërskool Waterkloof | ||
| 2000–2001 | Russia U19 | ||
| 2000 | Russia Sevens | ||
| 2002–2003 | Blue Bulls Craven Week team | ||
| 2005–2007 | Pretoria Harlequins | ||
| 2007–2008 | Blue Bulls Craven Week team | ||
| 2008–2015 | Pumas | ||
| 2009 |
Royal XV (assistant) |
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| 2012 | South African Barbarians (North) | ||
| 2013 | South Africa President's XV | ||
| 2015–present | Toshiba Brave Lupus | ||
James Stonehouse (born in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a South African rugby union coach, currently the head coach of Japanese Top League side Toshiba Brave Lupus.
As a player, Stonehouse played hooker for South Eastern Transvaal. During his playing days, he was also a teacher at Hoërskool Ermelo between 1984 and 1997 and achieved success coaching their first team, guiding them to the Quarter Finals of the Director's Trophy in 1992 and to the Semi-Finals of the same competition in 1993. He was also the coach of the South Eastern Transvaal's Craven Week (Under-18) side from 1990 to 1992 and from 1994 to 1997.
He joined Pretoria-based secondary school Hoërskool Waterkloof as their Director of Rugby from the start of 1998, guiding them to the Blue Bulls high school championship in 2003, the first time in 12 years. He also coached the Blue Bulls' Craven Week team in 2003 and 2004.
During this time, he also coached the Russia Under-19 team that participated at the FIRA European U19 Tournament in France, guiding them to victory in the Plate competition. He also coached the Russia Sevens side as they qualified for the 2001 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in Argentina. He was appointed as head coach of the Russia national team, but returned to South Africa shortly afterwards for family reasons.
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