| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Leigh Hamilton | |
| Date of birth | 17 November 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Swindon, England | |
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | |
| Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) [1] | |
| School(s) attended | Coundon Court School | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Lock | |
| Current club | Gloucester Rugby | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
1999 ‐ 2003 |
Barker's Butts Leicester Academy |
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| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2003–2008 2008–2010 2010– |
Leicester Tigers Edinburgh Rugby Gloucester Rugby |
64 (20) 73 (20) 0 (0) |
| Representative teams** | ||
| 2006– | Scotland | 34 (5) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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James Leigh Hamilton (born 17 November 1982) is a Scottish rugby union footballer who plays for Gloucester and Scotland.
Born in Swindon, England, the son of a soldier also called James who was a sergeant in the Queen's Own Highlanders. He was educated at Coundon Court School in Coventry, and played for Barkers Butts R.F.C before joining Leicester Tigers. He also spent a summer playing in New Zealand in order to advance his potential.
Known as Big Jim because he is 6'8" and 19 st 11 lb he was both the tallest and heaviest member of the Leicester squad.
Hamilton played for England at U21 level but decided to opt for senior honours with Scotland. He was the 1000th man to be capped by Scotland when he made an appearance off the bench against Romania in 11 November 2006. He gained his second cap off the bench against Australia when called up at the last minute for Nathan Hines, over confusion over whether or not Hines was suspended. He was included in the 2007 World Cup squad making several appearances during the group stages. In 2008 Hamilton signed a three year contract with Edinburgh Rugby. Hamilton has moved to Gloucester for the 2010/2011 season.[2] Hamilton scored his first international try for Scotland on 19 June 2010, in Scotland's victory over Argentina.[3]
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