Jim Hamilton (rugby union) explained

Jim Hamilton
Birth Name:James Leigh Hamilton
Birth Date:17 November 1982
Height:2.05m (06.73feet)[1]
Weight:126kg (278lb)
School:Coundon Court School
Ru Position:Lock
Ru Clubyears:2003–2008
2008–2010
2010–2013
2013–2014
2014–2017
Ru Clubpoints:(20)
(10)
(5)
(0)
(5)
Ru Clubcaps:64
22
61
16
71
Ru Clubupdate:11 April 2017
Ru Nationalyears:2006–2015
2013–2015
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland
Barbarians
Ru Nationalcaps:63
Ru Nationalpoints:(10)
Ru Ntupdate:21 March 2015

James Leigh Hamilton (born 17 November 1982) is a Scottish former rugby union player who made 63 international appearances for the Scotland national team. He played for club sides Leicester Tigers 2003–2008, Edinburgh Rugby 2008–2010, Gloucester Rugby 2010–2013, Montpellier Herault Rugby 2013–2014 and Saracens F.C. 2014–2017.[2]

Early life

Hamilton was born and raised in Swindon, England, to a Scottish soldier father and a half-English half-Chinese mother.[3] He was brought up on a council estate in Coventry[3] and educated at Coundon Court School in Coventry, and played for Barkers Butts R.F.C, whilst there he was part of the Warwickshire Colts side before joining Leicester Tigers. He also spent a summer playing in New Zealand in order to advance his potential.

Rugby career

Hamilton played for England at under-19[2] and under-21 level, but opted for senior honours with Scotland. He was the 1000th man to be capped by Scotland when he made an appearance off the bench against on 11 November 2006. He gained his second cap off the bench against when called up at the last minute for Nathan Hines, over confusion over whether or not Hines was suspended. Hamilton started in the first two games of the 2007 Six Nations Championship against England and Wales respectively. He was included in the 2007 World Cup squad making several appearances during the group stages. Hamilton scored his first international try for Scotland on 19 June 2010, in Scotland's victory over Argentina.[4]

In 2008 Hamilton signed a three-year contract with Edinburgh Rugby. Hamilton moved to Gloucester for the 2010–11 season.[5]

He was appointed captain of Gloucester Rugby for the 2012–13 season under their coach Nigel Davies.[6]

On 12 December 2012, it was announced Hamilton would leave Gloucester at the end of the season to join French club Montpellier on a three-year contract.[7] On 28 May 2014, it was announced that Hamilton would leave Montpellier to return to England to join Saracens.[8] During his time at Saracens he helped them win the Premiership title in 2015 and 2016,[9] [10] and also helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup in 2016 and 2017.[11] [12]

On 2 September 2015, Hamilton announced his retirement from international rugby after Vern Cotter had not selected him for Scotland's World Cup squad[13]

In August 2016, Hamilton co-founded a sports marketing company with Ian Ascough called Those Fellas.[14]

On 13 May 2017, Hamilton announced that he would not play rugby beyond the end of the 2016–2017 season.[15]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Hamilton . Jim Hamilton - Player Profile - Rugby - Eurosport UK . Eurosport.co.uk . 1982-11-17 . 2021-12-13 . 20 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170720095316/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/rugby/jim-hamilton_prs114671/person.shtml . live .
  2. Web site: Saracens' Jim Hamilton: 'I didn't want my kids to see me whacking people'. Robert. Kitson. 12 May 2017. www.theguardian.com. 8 November 2019. 8 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108144412/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/may/12/saracens-jim-hamilton-i-didn-t-want-kids-to-see-me-on-pitch-whacking-people-european-champions-cup. live.
  3. Web site: Rugby star Jim Hamilton: My Dad is Rangers daft, Scottish through and through - and hates the English!. Gary. Ralston. 21 November 2013. dailyrecord. 8 November 2019. 8 November 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108143723/https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-star-jim-hamilton-dad-2815470. live.
  4. Web site: Jim Hamilton Scotland profile. 24 July 2010. 3 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130303124556/http://www.scotlandrugbyteam.org/content/view/170/86. live.
  5. News: Gloucester recruit lock Hamilton . BBC News . 17 June 2010 . 17 June 2010 . 7 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160407005427/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/my_club/gloucester/8745546.stm . live .
  6. Web site: Jim Hamilton announced as new Gloucester captain. BBC Sport. 12 September 2012. 17 August 2012. 21 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120821081849/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/19294759. live.
  7. News: Jim Hamilton to leave Gloucester for France in 2013. BBC Sport. 12 December 2012. 11 February 2018. 15 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121215071333/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/20693593. live.
  8. News: Saracens: Jim Hamilton, Juan Figallo and Mike Ellery to join. BBC Sport. 28 May 2014. 28 July 2019. 30 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190730192145/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/27608667. live.
  9. Web site: Premiership final: Bath 16-28 Saracens . BBC . 30 May 2015 . 11 October 2020 . 8 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108111412/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/32883783 . live .
  10. Web site: Premiership final: Saracens 28-20 Exeter Chiefs . BBC . 28 May 2016 . 11 October 2020 . 8 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201108133002/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36390531 . live .
  11. Web site: Saracens beat Racing 92 to win first European Champions Cup. BBC. 14 May 2016. 11 October 2020. 1 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201101094231/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36267607. live.
  12. Web site: European Champions Cup: Saracens beat Clermont 28-17 to retain European title. BBC. 13 May 2017. 11 October 2020. 28 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190928123624/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39857333. live.
  13. News: Jim Hamilton announces retirement from international rugby . Graeme . Macpherson . The Herald . 2 September 2015 . 15 May 2017.
  14. Web site: Jim Hamilton co-founds sports marketing company. Those Fellas. 19 October 2016. 30 August 2016. 19 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161019212128/http://www.thosefellas.com/about/jim-hamilton/. live.
  15. News: Jim Hamilton: Saracens and former Scotland lock announces retirement. 2017-05-14. BBC Sport. 2017-05-14. en-GB. 17 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170617020430/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39914371. live.

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