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England international rugby union player

Rugby player

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]

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]

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]

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]

As of 14 November 2021 ^[11]