Jamie Hamilton (rugby union) explained

Jamie Hamilton
Birth Name:James Garth Hamilton
Birth Date:1 July 1970
Birth Place:Guildford, England
Height:1.74m
Weight:80kgs
Ru Position:Scrum half
Repteam1:England Sevens
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1:Hong Kong and Shanghai
Ru Sevensnationalyears1:2001
Ru Sevensnationalteam1:England 7s
Amatteam1:Lincoln
Years1:1990 - 2003
Clubs1:Leicester Tigers
Points1:118
Apps1:184
Amatyears1:1986 - 1990
Ru Clubupdate:July 2016

James Garth Hamilton (born 1 July 1970)[1] was a professional rugby union scrum half who played for Leicester Tigers from 1990 to 2003. During this time, he featured in two Heineken Cup finals in 2001 and 2002 as well as two Pilkington Cup finals at Twickenham.

Hamilton played 184 games for Leicester where he played in five Premiership title winning campaigns.

Hamilton made his Tigers debut against Nuneaton on 29 December 1990 and ended his playing career with Nuneaton in 2004.

He was also a keen Sevens player and represented England national rugby sevens team at Hong Kong and during the 2001 World Series.[2]

In 2008, he moved to New Zealand to take up a position as a Performance Analyst with the Crusaders in Super Rugby.[3] It was during this time that he worked with the Māori All Blacks travelling to the UK in 2012, USA and Canada in 2013 and Japan in 2014.

In 2015, he left the Crusaders to become the All Blacks Performance Analyst.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamie Hamilton. ESPNscrum. 15 August 2016.
  2. Book: Farmer. Stuart. Hands. David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. 978-0-9930213-0-5. 371.
  3. Web site: Jamie Hamilton to start new life in NZ. Leicester Tigers. 15 August 2016.