2023 couldn’t have gone much better for Brothers’ back Paddy James.

The 28-year old made his Super Rugby debut for the Queensland Reds then went on to win a Hospital Cup premiership with Brothers all in the space of a few months.

"It was a dream year. I’d worked really hard over a number of years so to get a chance to play Super Rugby, then to go on and win a premiership, it’s hard to imagine a better year of rugby,” James said.

“It was something I really wanted to achieve and I worked really hard towards it, but things look a little different for me off the field now so for the moment I’m happy to focus on my rugby at Brothers and things away from footy.”