Jamie Blamire | |
Birth Name: | Jamie Blamire |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1997 |
Birth Place: | Seaton, Cumbria, England |
Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
Weight: | 113kg (249lb) |
School: | Stainburn School Gosforth Academy |
Position: | Hooker |
Currentclub: | Newcastle Falcons |
Years1: | 2016– |
Clubs1: | Newcastle Falcons |
Apps1: | 17 |
Points1: | 10 |
Repyears1: | 2017 |
Repteam1: | England U20 |
Repcaps1: | 5 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Clubupdate: | 18 July 2021 |
Repyears2: | 2021– |
Repteam2: | England |
Repcaps2: | 6 |
Reppoints2: | 30 |
Repupdate: | 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]
Blamire was born in Seaton, Cumbria toparents 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]
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]
Blamire scored a try for the England U20 team against Italy[4] during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and also featured in the final game against Ireland as England completed the grand slam.[5] He was also a member of the squad that finished runners up to New Zealand at the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[6] [7] 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.[8] The following weekend saw him score a hat-trick of tries on his first start in a victory against Canada.[9]
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score | |
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1 | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 July rugby union tests | 4 July 2021 | Win | 43 – 29 | ||
2 | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 July rugby union tests | Win | 70 – 14 | |||
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5 | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 Autumn Nations Series | 6 November 2021 | Win | 69 – 3 | ||
6 | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 Autumn Nations Series | 13 November 2021 | Win | 32 – 15 |