 Individually, he has been named to the Super League Dream Team on five occasions, won the 2014 Harry Sunderland Trophy, and was the 2007 Man of Steel.Roby was born in Whiston, Merseyside, England, he went to Legh Vale Primary School, Haydock and later attended Cowley Language College from 1997 to 2002 then went on to study at the Sixth Form.Furthermore James went on to Liverpool John Moores University studying sports science but dropped out in his first year to concentrate on his rugby.