Jamie Blamire

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Jamie Blamire
Birth nameJamie Blamire
Date of birth (1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Seaton, Cumbria, England
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
School Stainburn School Gosforth Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Newcastle Falcons
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016– Newcastle Falcons 17 (10)
Correct as of 18 July 2021
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017 England U20 5 (5)
2021– England 6 (30)
Correct as of 19 March 2022

Jamie Blamire (born 22 December 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby. [1]

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Early life

Blamire was born in Seaton, Cumbria to parents Graeme, a conservatory builder and Julie Tinnion. He has a younger sister called Gemma. He started his rugby career as part of Seaton Rangers RLFC. [2]

Club career

Blamire came through the Newcastle Academy to sign a first-team deal, and subsequent extensions. [3] In May 2019 he scored a try on his Premiership debut against Gloucester. [3] He is seen as an unusually attacking force for his position. [3]

Leicester Tigers

In November 2024, it was reported that Leicester Tigers have signed Blamire for next season to fill the void left by Julián Montoya's planned departure for Pau. [4]

International career

Blamire scored a try for the England U20 team against Italy [5] during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and also featured in the final game against Ireland as England completed the grand slam. [6] He was also a member of the squad that finished runners up to New Zealand at the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship. [7] [8] In June 2021 he was selected by Eddie Jones for the senior England team [2] and on 4 July 2021 scored a try on his debut against the United States at Twickenham. [9] The following weekend saw him score a hat-trick of tries on his first start in a victory against Canada. [10]

International tries

As of 14 November 2021 [11]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States London, England Twickenham Stadium 2021 July rugby union tests 4 July 2021Win43 – 29
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada London, England Twickenham Stadium 2021 July rugby union tests 20 July 2021Win70 – 14
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5Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga London, England Twickenham Stadium 2021 Autumn Nations Series 6 November 2021Win69 – 3
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia London, England Twickenham Stadium 2021 Autumn Nations Series 13 November 2021Win32 – 15

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References

  1. ↑ "Jamie Blamire". ESPN. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  2. 1 2 Bridget Dempsey (22 June 2021). "Seaton-born Jamie Blamire called up to England Rugby Union camp". News & Star. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 "Homegrown Jamie Blamire becomes latest player to commit to Newcastle". TheRugby Paper. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2024/11/08/leicester-tigers-sign-newcastle-hooker-jamie-blamire/
  5. ↑ Miller, Jack (24 February 2017). "England under-20 secure impressive bonus-point win over Italy". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Miller, Jack (17 March 2017). "England under-20 seal grand slam with win over Ireland". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Miller, Jack (31 May 2017). "Premiership rugby starlets in action as England under-20s defeat Samoa". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "World Under-20 Championship final: England 17-64 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Grey, Becky (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "England 70-14 Canada: Adam Radwan and Jamie Blamire score hat-tricks in big win". BBC Sport. 10 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Jamie Blamire". 14 November 2021.
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