James Verity-Amm

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James Verity-Amm
Full nameJames Nicholas Verity-Amm
Date of birth (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Kroonstad, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
School Hottentots Holland High School, Somerset West
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing / Fullback
Youth career
2013–2015 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2015 UWC 14 (75)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 Force 8 (5)
2017 Perth Spirit 9 (25)
2018 Brumbies 1 (0)
2020–2021 Griquas 12 (35)
2021– Bulls 3 (0)
2022–2023 Blue Bulls 5 (15)
Correct as of 23 July 2022

James Nicholas Verity-Amm (born 8 June 1994) is a South African rugby union player. Currently released, he previously played for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship and for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. [1] He did play as a winger or full-back.

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Rugby career

2013–2015: Youth and Varsity Shield rugby

Verity-Amm was born in Kroonstad, but grew up in the Western Cape, where he attended Hottentots Holland High School in Somerset West. In 2013, Verity-Amm made two appearances for the Cape Town-based Western Province U19 in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.

He played Varsity Shield rugby for UWC in 2014 and 2015. He scored four tries in seven appearances in 2014 – including two in a match against UFH Blues [2] – as UWC struggled in the competition, finishing second-bottom on the log. [3] In 2015, Verity-Amm endured a purple patch, scoring hat-tricks in both of their matches against UFH Blues, [4] [5] and away to eventual runner-up Wits, [6] and two tries against TUT Vikings, [7] to finish as the competition's top scorer with eleven tries in seven starts. [8]

He also featured for Western Province U21 in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship, making three appearances, including one in the final, where he scored a late try to round off his side's 52–17 victory over Free State U21 to secure the title. [9]

2016–present: Western Force and Perth Spirit

In 2016, Verity-Amm moved to Perth in Australia, where he joined the Future Force, the academy of the Western Force Super Rugby franchise. [10] He was named in the Perth Spirit squad for the 2016 National Rugby Championship, [11] but failed to feature in any matches.

After featuring for the Western Force against the Perth Spirit at a pre-season trial match in January 2017 which saw him score a hat-trick of tries in a 22–14 win, [12] Verity-Amm was then named in the starting line-up for their home match against the Lions in Round Ten of the 2017 Super Rugby season. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – James Verity-Amm". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UWC 29–51 FNB UFH". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UWC 49–34 FNB UFH". South African Rugby Union. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFH 8–58 FNB UWC". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB WITS 37–37 FNB UWC". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UWC 63–10 FNB TUT". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2015 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "James Verity-Amm Ready to Thrive with Future Force" (Press release). Western Force. 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Nestor Names 36-Man Perth Spirit Squad" (Press release). Western Force. 11 August 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Big names unscathed in Force-Spirit trial" (Press release). Australian Rugby Union. 28 January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Force Named to Tame Lions" (Press release). Western Force. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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