Jamie Adamson
| Born | 9 November 1999 Bishop Auckland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie Adamson (born 9 November 1999) is an English rugby union player, who plays for the Waratahs. His preferred position is flanker or number 8.[1]
Early career
[edit | edit source]Born in Bishop Auckland, Adamson was a member of the Newcastle Falcons academy as a teenager, but injury problems meant he was never signed professionally.[2] He attended Durham University and represented the side in the BUCS Super Rugby competition.[2] In 2022, Adamson was awarded a full palatinate for his rugby activities.[3]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]Adamson first professional appearances were for the England Sevens side making his debut in 2019 in Łódź.[4] Adamson would then sign full-time for the Sevens team in 2021, following the competitions resumption following the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Olympics, representing the side in 7 tournaments. He was then named in the side for both the 2022 Commonwealth Games[5] and 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens.[6] He made three further Sevens appearances in 2023 and 2024 for the rebranded Great Britain Sevens side, before returning to the 15-aside game with Easts where his performances helped the side to their first Shute Shield success in 55 years.[7] He was then named in the Waratahs squad for the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season in January 2025.[8] In 2024 he coached the 16D rugby team at Newington College.
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External links
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby sevens players
- Great Britain international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- Eastern Suburbs RUFC players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- English expatriate rugby union players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Rugby union players from County Durham
- Sportspeople from Bishop Auckland
- Alumni of Collingwood College, Durham
- Durham University RFC players
- English rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs