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Jonny May
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May representing Gloucester during the Aviva Premiership
Full nameJonathan James May
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Chiseldon, England
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) [1]
School Hartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Gloucester
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2017 Gloucester 138 (310)
2009–2010 → Moseley (loan) 15 (30)
2017–2020 Leicester Tigers 44 (150)
2020–2024 Gloucester 40 (55)
Correct as of 28 August 2023
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 England U20 8 (30)
2012 England Saxons 2 (25)
2013–2023 England 77 (180)
Correct as of 28 August 2023

Jonathan James May (born 1 April 1990) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester and formerly for the England national team. [2] [3]

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He began his senior career at Gloucester, and also played for Moseley on loan. He moved to Leicester Tigers in 2017 and returned to Gloucester in July 2020. He made his debut for England in 2013. He earned 77 caps and scored 36 tries making him England’s second highest try scorer. He announced his retirement from international rugby in October 2023.

Early life

May was born in Chiseldon, Wiltshire. He studied at St Francis before he attended The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College. As a child, May spent time playing and training at Wootton Bassett RFC in their Mini & Junior teams. He then studied at Hartpury College, where he was a member of Hartpury College R.F.C., coached by Allan Lewis in a team that included future Wales and Lions wing Alex Cuthbert. [4]

Club career

After joining Gloucester's rugby academy, [4] he made his first start for Gloucester Rugby in a pre-season friendly against Bath on 15 August 2009, and the next weekend he scored a try against Connacht after he had come off the bench. His first taste of first team action came in the Heineken Cup when he replaced Charlie Sharples against Newport Gwent Dragons and just over a month later he made his first start against London Wasps in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, playing on the wing.

On 20 February 2010, May was a late replacement for Gloucester's match against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road Stadium after Fuimaono-Sapolu pulled out with a 'dead leg'. Although Gloucester lost, May played well and scored a try on his Premiership debut. May made 2 more starts for Gloucester during the remainder of the season against London Wasps and Northampton Saints.

In 2009-10 he also played for Championship club Moseley on loan.

In January 2012 May was called up to the England Saxons, which he celebrated by scoring two tries from full-back for at Kingsholm against Toulouse in the Heineken Cup. May made his debut off the bench against Scotland, and made his first start against Ireland the following week. In March 2012 May was named as the inaugural winner of the LV= Breakthrough Player Award. May was named Gloucester's Young Player of the Year for 2011/2012, and his stunning solo effort against Harlequins was named Try-of-the-Season at the Aviva Premiership Awards. In December 2012, May signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season. [5] On 24 October 2014, May signed a new long-term contract with Gloucester Rugby. [6]

In 2017 it was announced he would be joining Leicester Tigers in a swap deal with Ed Slater, after activating a little known clause in his Gloucester contract. [7] May started his Leicester career strongly, scoring 9 tries in his first 8 appearances and earning the club's player of the month award. [8]

After three seasons at Leicester, in April 2020 it was announced that May would return to Gloucester. [9] He has since agreed a long-term contract. [10]

International career

May played for England's U20s in 2010 as a centre.

He was selected for the senior England tour of South Africa in June 2012, scoring two tries in England's 57–31 win over Sharks. May won his first international cap during England's 2013 summer Tour against Argentina in the second Test which England won 51–26. [11] On 9 January 2014, May was called up for the 2014 Six Nations Championship where he was in the starting fifteen against France, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy. [4] May started in the first test against the All Blacks in England's summer tour of New Zealand, but was dropped for the next two tests.

In the QBE Autumn Internationals, May played in all four test matches against New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia. May scored his first test try against New Zealand and scored twice against Samoa.

In the 2019 Six Nations Championship, May scored six tries including a hat-trick against France and one apiece against Ireland, Italy and Scotland. During the 2019 Rugby World Cup, May earned his 50th cap in England's quarter final victory against Australia, scoring two tries.

In February 2021, May became England's second highest try scorer, surpassing Will Greenwood and Ben Cohen after scoring his 32nd test try.

In October 2023, May announced his retirement from international rugby.

Career statistics

List of international tries

As of 17 September 2023. [12]
TryOpposing teamVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Twickenham Stadium, London 2014 Autumn Internationals 8 November 2014Loss21 – 24
2Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 22 November 2014Win28 – 9
3
4Flag of France.svg  France 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 15 August 2015Win19 – 14
5IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 5 September 2015Win21 – 13
6Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2015 Rugby World Cup 26 September 2015Loss25 – 28
7Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2016 Autumn Internationals 12 November 2016Win37 – 21
8Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 26 November 2016Win27 – 14
9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 2017 England rugby union tour of Argentina 10 June 2017Win38 – 34
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Twickenham Stadium, London 2017 Autumn Internationals 18 November 2017Win30 – 6
11Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2018 Six Nations 10 February 2018Win12 – 6
12
13Flag of France.svg  France Stade de France, Paris 10 March 2018Loss16 – 22
14IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Twickenham Stadium, London 17 March 2018Loss15 – 24
15Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 2018 England rugby union tour of South Africa 9 June 2018Loss39 – 42
16 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 16 June 2018Loss12 – 23
17 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 23 June 2018Win25 – 10
18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Twickenham Stadium, London 2018 Autumn Internationals 24 November 2018Win37 – 18
19IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Aviva Stadium, Dublin 2019 Six Nations 2 February 2019Win32 – 20
20Flag of France.svg  France Twickenham Stadium, London 10 February 2019Win44 – 8
21
22
23Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9 March 2019Win57 – 14
24Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 16 March 2019Draw38 – 38
25Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo 2019 Rugby World Cup 5 October 2019Win39 – 10
26Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Ōita Stadium, Ōita 19 October 2019Win40 – 16
27
28Flag of France.svg  France Stade de France, Paris 2020 Six Nations 2 February 2020Loss17 – 24
29
30IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Twickenham Stadium, London Autumn Nations Cup 21 November 2020Win18 – 7
31
32Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2021 Six Nations 13 February 2021Win41 – 18
33IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Aviva Stadium, Dublin 20 March 2021Loss18 – 32
34Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Twickenham Stadium, London 2021 Autumn Internationals 6 November 2021Win69 – 3
35
36Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 26 August 2023Loss22 – 30

International analysis by opposition

AgainstPldWDLTCPDGPts%Won
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5500300015100
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 650140002083.33
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 11011000550
Flag of France.svg  France 530270003560
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 540150002580
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 660020005100
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 41031000525
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 2200200010100
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 421110001050
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 730440002042.86
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1100200010100
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 640230001566.67

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jonny May player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "ESPN Profile Jonny May". ESPN. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Gloucester: Jonny May seeks positives after England drop". BBC Sport. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Six Nations 2014: Jonny May relishes Alex Cuthbert reunion". BBC Sport. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jonny May contract extension with Gloucester". BBC Sport. 13 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Jonny May signs new long term contract with Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Leicester sign May in Slater swap deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Razor-sharp wing Jonny May has really caught the eye since joining Leicester Tigers". 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Jonny May: England wing to rejoin Gloucester from Leicester Tigers at end of season". BBC Sport. 11 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Jonny May pens new contract on long-term deal". Gloucester Rugby. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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