Jamie Gibson
{{short description|English rugby union player}}
{{for|the New Zealand cricketer|Jamie Gibson (cricketer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Jamie Gibson
| image =Jamie Gibson.jpg
| caption= Jamie Gibson in a line-out
| birth_name = James George Selwyn Gibson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|9|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = London
| height = {{height|m=1.96}}
| weight = {{convert|107|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| school = Marlborough College
| position = Flanker
| currentclub = Gloucester
| repyears1 = 2008
| repteam1 = England U18s
| repcaps1 =
| reppoints1 =
| repyears2 = 2010
| repteam2 = England U20s
| repcaps2 = 8
| reppoints2 = 25
| repyears3 = 2011–2012
| repteam3 = England Saxons
| repcaps3 = 3
| reppoints3 = 6
| years1 = 2009–2013
| clubs1 = London Irish
| apps1 = 70
| points1 = 5
| years2 = 2013–2015
| clubs2 = Leicester Tigers
| apps2 = 54
| points2 = 25
| years3 = 2015–2020
| clubs3 = Northampton Saints
| apps3 = 129
| points3 = 50
| years4 = 2020–
| clubs4 = Gloucester
| apps4 = 7
| points4 = 0
| clubupdate = 8 March 2020
}}
James George Selwyn Gibson (born 27 September 1990)[http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/108694.html Jamie Gibson player profile] ESPN Scrum.com is an English rugby union player who plays flanker for Gloucester in Premiership Rugby, England's top division. He has previously played for London Irish, Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints appearing in over 250 professional games.
Career
=Junior career=
Gibson attended Marlborough College in Wiltshire, where he captained the renowned school's team, and started reading Classics at University College, Oxford,{{cite web | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/london_irish/8620367.stm | title=London Irish's Jamie Gibson enjoys his rugby odyssey | work=BBC Sport | date=14 April 2010 | access-date=4 February 2011}} though he missed out on the Varsity Match against Cambridge two years in a row through injury.
Gibson was a member of the Grand Slam winning England U18 side in 2008 and was a member of the England Under 20 team that reached the third place play off in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship. He had an outstanding tournament scoring tries in important pool game wins against Ireland and France.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
=Professional career=
Gibson went on to have a successful 2010–2011 at London Irish starting multiple games at openside flanker, permanently replacing the departing Steffon Armitage. Gibson went on to have an outstanding summer playing for England in the non cap match against the Barbarians, and later was involved in the England Saxons Churchill Cup winning squad, scoring against Canada. He played for London Irish between 2009 - 2013 making 70 appearances before subsequently moving on to play for Leicester Tigers. In January 2015 he signed for Northampton Saints for the 2015/2016 season. Starting alongside England internationals Tom Wood, Teimana Harrison and, for the 2016/17 season France legend Louis Picamoles, Gibson made 56 appearances for the Midlands side.{{cite web |url=http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/profiles/profile/Jamie-Gibson |title=Jamie Gibson - Northampton Saints |website=www.northamptonsaints.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126234953/http://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/rugby/profiles/profile/jamie-gibson/ |archive-date=2015-11-26}}
In January 2012 Gibson was named in the England Saxons squad and on 27 May 2012 he made his senior England debut from the bench in the non-cap game against the Barbarians at Twickenham. He was also selected for the England squad to face the Barbarians in the summer of 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/27467022|title=Mike Brown: Harlequins full-back one of 21 added by England|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 May 2014 |access-date=1 March 2016}}
A knee injury to Wasps' Joe Launchbury saw Gibson called up to the England senior squad for the summer tour of South Africa in June 2012, though he did not feature in a test.
Gibson's success with Northampton included helping to them secure a European Rugby Champions Cup spot for the 2017/18 season after seeing off first Connacht Rugby then Stade Français in the European Champions Cup play-off games.{{Cite web|url=https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/may-2017/saints-23-stade-francais-22-friday-night-may-lights-strike-again/|title = Northampton Saints Vs Stade Francais Paris | European Cup}} He left Northampton at the end of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web|title=Gibson re-joins Saints on temporary deal|url=https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/gibson-re-joins-saints-on-temporary-deal|access-date=2020-07-19|website=Northampton Saints|language=en}}
On 4 November 2020, Gibson signed for Gloucester ahead of the 2020–21 season.{{Cite web|title=Jamie Gibson signs for Gloucester Rugby|url=https://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/news/jamie-gibson-signs-for-gloucester-rugby|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Gloucester Rugby|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/person/jamie-gibson Northampton Saints Profile]
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Category:English rugby union players
Category:Alumni of University College, Oxford
Category:People educated at Marlborough College
Category:Leicester Tigers players
Category:Northampton Saints players
Category:Gloucester Rugby players