{{short description|English rugby league footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Use British English|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Jay Chapelhow |fullname = James Chapelhow |image = |image_size = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1995|9|21}} |birth_place = Runcorn, Cheshire, England |height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|abbr=on|order=flip}} |weight = {{convert|110|kg|stlb|abbr=on|order=flip}} |position = {{Rlp|PR}} | club1 = Widnes Vikings | year1start = 2015 | year1end = 20 | appearances1 = 82 | tries1 = 11 | goals1 = 0 | fieldgoals1 = 0 | points1 = 44 | club2 = → Whitehaven | year2start = 2015{{small|(loan)}} | year2end = | appearances2 = 4 | tries2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | fieldgoals2 = 0 | points2 = 0 | club3 = → Whitehaven | year3start = 2016{{small|(loan)}} | year3end = | appearances3 = 6 | tries3 = 2 | goals3 = 0 | fieldgoals3 = 0 | points3 = 8 | club4 = {{nowrap|Newcastle Thunder}} | year4start = 2021 | year4end = 23 | appearances4 = 55 | tries4 = 9 | goals4 = 0 | fieldgoals4 = 0 | points4 = 36 | club5 = {{nowrap|Oldham RLFC}} | year5start = 2024 | year5end = 25 | appearances5 = 45 | tries5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | fieldgoals5 = 0 | points5 = 16 | club6 = {{nowrap|Widnes Vikings}} | year6start = 2026 | year6end = present | appearances6 = 0 | tries6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | fieldgoals6 = 0 | points6 = 0 | new = yes | source = <ref>[http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Jay-Chapelhow/ Love Rugby League]</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jay-chapelhow/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> | updated = 6 October 2025 | module = {{infobox person | embed = yes | father = | mother = | spouse = | education = | alma_mater = | relatives = Ted Chapelhow (brother) }} }}
'''James "Jay" Chapelhow''' (born 21 September 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a {{rlp|pr}} for the Widnes Vikings in the RFL Championship.
==Background== Chapelhow was born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
==Career== ===Widnes Vikings=== Chapelhow made his senior début on loan at Whitehaven. In total, he played four games for the Cumbrian club. His début for parent club Widnes Vikings came in a Super League Super 8s qualifier against Leigh Centurions on 27 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/Jay-Chapelhow/|title=Jay Chapelhow Player Stats|website=www.loverugbyleague.com|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> ===Ottawa Aces=== On 10 Aug 2020 it was announced that Jay, along with his twin brother Ted, had signed for Ottawa Aces.<ref>{{cite web|website=www.loverugbyleague.com|date=10 Aug 2020|accessdate=28 Dec 2020|title=Ottawa Aces announce signings of Jay and Ted Chapelhow|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ottawa-aces-announce-signings-of-jay-and-ted-chapelhow/}}</ref>
===Newcastle Thunder=== Due to Ottawa Aces' deferred competition start date, Chapelhow, again with his twin brother, both instead signed up for Newcastle Thunder on 24 Dec 2020.<ref>{{cite web|website=www.loverugbyleague.com|date=24 Dec 2020|accessdate=28 Dec 2020|title=Chapelhow twins join Newcastle|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/chapelhow-twins-join-newcastle/}}</ref>
===Oldham RLFC=== On 6 October 2023 it was reported that he had signed for Oldham RLFC on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|website=Love Rugby League|date=6 Oct 2023|accessdate=8 Oct 2023|title=Ex-Super League prop joins League 1 outfit: ‘The club has high ambitions and wants to be successful’|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/ex-super-league-prop-joins-league-1-outfit-the-club-has-high-ambitions-and-wants-to-be-successful}}</ref>
===Widnes Vikings (re-join)=== On 5 October 2025 it was reported that he had re-joined Widnes Vikings on a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|website=Total RL|date=5 Oct 2025|accessdate=6 Oct 2025|title=Widnes Vikings bring prop back to hometown club|author=Doug Thomson|url=https://www.totalrl.com/widnes-vikings-bring-prop-back-to-hometown-club/}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/club/teams/player_profile?522643-james-chapelhow Widnes Vikings profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104053/http://www.widnesvikings.co.uk/club/teams/player_profile?522643-james-chapelhow |date=8 December 2015 }} *[http://www.rugby-league.com/superleague/player-info/21288 SL profile]
{{Widnes Vikings squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapelhow, James}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:English rugby league players Category:English twins Category:Newcastle Thunder players Category:21st-century English sportsmen Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players Category:Rugby league players from Runcorn Category:Rugby league props Category:Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players Category:Widnes Vikings players
{{England-rugbyleague-bio-stub}}