Jamie Elliott (rugby union)
| Birth name | James Harry Elliott[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 31 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bedford, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Harry "Jamie" Elliott (born 31 August 1992) is an English rugby union player who currently plays for Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints. His preferred position is at wing, but he is also capable at centre.
Elliott studied at Bedford School, and was vice captain of the 1st XV for the 2009 season.
Early career
Having made his Saints bow against Saracens in the LV= Cup, Elliott made a try-scoring Aviva Premiership debut on the wing against Sale Sharks in 2011.
He made it back-to-back scores a week later against London Irish and carried his scoring form into England U20's Six Nations winning campaign, crossing in the opening win against Wales.
Injury disrupted the remainder of Elliott's season but he returned by scoring a two tries as the Saints beat Saracens in his first appearance of the 2011/12 season and repeating the trick for the Saints' Heineken Cup visit to Castres in December.
He finished the 2012/13 season as the Saint's leading try scorer after 5 tries in 2 games against Bath Rugby and Sale Sharks helped him achieve a total of 10 for the season.
References
- ^ ESPN Scrum player profile Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ Northampton Saints - Player Profiles Northampton Saints official website. Retrieved 23 July 2013.