Brigadier James Cook OBE

Roles and Responsibilities

Council Member for Army Rugby Union since 2015
Former Chair, Rugby Growth Subcommittee
Member, Governance Standing Committee
Chair, Agents Review Board
Appointed 1 August 2022
James is not considered independent for the purposes of the Sport England Code for Sports Governance

Biography

James is a former Warwickshire Schoolboy captain and a current Hampshire RFU match official.

Having served 30 years in the Army and 21 years in the Army Rugby Union; he is now the Chairman of the Army Rugby Union.

James chairs the Agents Review Board, is a member of the RFU Governance Committee, and a member of the RFU Board since 2022.

He is employed as a Programme Director in the Army HQ.

He is married to Helen, a former England Students player and has two children.