Gabriel Hamer-Webb Explained

Gabriel Hamer-Webb
Birth Name:Gabriel Morgan Hamer-Webb
Birth Date:2000 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Bath, England
Weight:95kg (209lb)
School:Beechen Cliff
Ru Position:Wing
Ru Currentteam:Bath
Clubs1:Bath
Apps1:9
Points1:10
Years1:2019–
Ru Clubupdate:19 January 2020
Repteam1:England U20
Repyears1:2020–
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0
Ru Ntupdate:7 February 2020

Gabriel Morgan Hamer-Webb (born 7 November 2000 in Bath, England) is an English professional rugby union footballer. He plays as a winger for Bath.[1]

Hamer-Webb was a pupil at Beechen Cliff School and had trials at Southampton, Bristol City and Yeovil Town football clubs before taking up a place on the school's Academic and Sporting Excellence (AASE) partnership with Bath Rugby.[2] He signed a senior academy contract with the club ahead of the 2019-20 season,[1] and he made his debut in a Premiership Rugby Cup defeat against Exeter Chiefs on 21 September 2019.[3] He made his Premiership debut as a head injury replacement for Max Wright against Wasps on 2 November 2019,[2] [4] before scoring his first try for the club against Ulster in the European Rugby Champions Cup two weeks later.[5]

On 10 January 2020, Alan Dickens named Hamer-Webb in his 32-man England squad for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[6] He made his debut in the opening game against France,[7] in which he was sin binned for a tip tackle on Nolann Le Garrec.[8]

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  1. News: Gabriel Hamer-Webb player profile. 15 January 2020. Bath Rugby. 15 January 2020. 16 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200116003654/https://www.bathrugby.com/academy/gabriel-hamer-webb/. dead.
  2. News: Young Guns: Bath winger Gabriel Hamer-Webb. 13 December 2019. The Rugby Paper. 15 January 2020.
  3. News: 'You don't learn to swim if you're in the shallows' - Bath Rugby youngster Gabriel Hamer-Webb on his whirlwind year. 5 October 2019. Somerset Live. 15 January 2020.
  4. News: Wasps v Bath Rugby recap: Reaction as Bath go down narrowly in bruising encounter. 3 November 2019. Somerset Live. 15 January 2020.
  5. News: Bath's Stuart Hooper positive after record sixth European loss. 11 January 2020. Last Word on Rugby. 15 January 2020.
  6. News: England men U20s elite player squad for 2020 announced . 10 January 2020. England Rugby. 15 January 2020.
  7. News: England men U20s team to play France . 30 January 2020. England Rugby. 4 February 2020.
  8. News: Late try hands England under 20s dramatic victory . 1 February 2020. Six Nations Rugby. 4 February 2020.