Date of birth | 9 November 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie Adamson (born 9 November 1999) is an English rugby union player, who plays for the Waratahs. His preferred position is flanker or number 8. [1]
Born in Bishop Auckland, Adamson was a member of the Newcastle Falcons academy as a teenager, but injury problems meant he was never signed professionally. [2] He attended Durham University and represented the side in the BUCS Super Rugby competition. [2] In 2022, Adamson was awarded a full palatinate for his rugby activities. [3]
Adamson first professional appearances were for the England Sevens side making his debut in 2019 in Łódź. [4] Adamson would then sign full-time for the Sevens team in 2021, following the competitions resumption following the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Olympics, representing the side in 7 tournaments. He was then named in the side for both the 2022 Commonwealth Games [5] and 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens. [6] He made three further Sevens appearances in 2023 and 2024 for the rebranded Great Britain Sevens side, before returning to the 15-aside game with Easts where his performances helped the side to their first Shute Shield success in 55 years. [7] He was then named in the Waratahs squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season in January 2025. [8]
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