Jamie Ritchie
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Full name | James Thomas Ritchie | ||||||
Date of birth | 16 August 1996 | ||||||
Place of birth | Dundee | ||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||
Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | ||||||
School(s) attended | Strathallan School | ||||||
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Position(s) | Flanker | ||||||
Current club | Edinburgh | ||||||
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* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 17:47, 2 October 2011. |
Jamie Ritchie (born 16 August 1996) is a Scottish rugby union player who plays for Edinburgh in the Guinness Pro12.[1]
Ritchie has represented Scotland at under-16, under-18 and under-20.[2] He played in the 2013 and 2014 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, the latter as captain.[2] In June 2014 he played four matches for Scotland under-20 at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship. [3]
Despite his tender years, Ritchie made his first-team debut in October 2014 with an appearance from the replacements' bench in the Pro12 match against Leinster.[4]
Outwith rugby, he was a silver medalist at the British judo championships in 2009, the British independent schools judo champion in 2010 and played 1st XI cricket at his school.[5]
References
- ↑ "Edinburgh sign 17-year-old Jamie Ritchie for first team". BBC. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Solomons hails new Edinburgh signing Ritchie". Scotsman. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ "Edinburgh sign exciting Scotland prospect Jamie Ritchie". Sky Sports. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ↑ http://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby/player/jamie-ritchie
- ↑ "Starlet Scot's promise secures senior deal | Edinburgh Rugby". Edinburgh rugby. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
External links
- "Scotland U20 (Jamie Ritchie) | Scottish Rugby Union". scottishrugby.org. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
- Edinburgh Rugby - Jamie Ritchie
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