Jamie Blamire
| Born | Jamie Blamire 22 December 1997 Seaton, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Stainburn School Gosforth Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jamie Blamire (born 22 December 1997) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a hooker for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.[1]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Blamire was born in Seaton, Cumbria to parents 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]
Club career
[edit | edit source]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]
On 9 May 2025, it was confirmed that Blamire would leave Newcastle to join Premiership rivals Leicester Tigers on a long term deal ahead of the 2025-26 season.[4]
International career
[edit | edit source]Blamire scored a try for the England U20 team against Italy[5] during the 2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship and also featured in the final game against Ireland as England completed the grand slam.[6] He was also a member of the squad that finished runners up to New Zealand at the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[7][8] 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.[9] The following weekend saw him score a hat-trick of tries on his first start in a victory against Canada.[10]
International tries
[edit | edit source]- As of 14 November 2021 [11]
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 July rugby union tests | 4 July 2021 | Win | 43 – 29 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 July rugby union tests | 20 July 2021 | Win | 70 – 14 |
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| 5 | File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 Autumn Nations Series | 6 November 2021 | Win | 69 – 3 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | London, England | Twickenham Stadium | 2021 Autumn Nations Series | 13 November 2021 | Win | 32 – 15 |
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