Rugby player
| Birth name | James Robert Shillcock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 4 lb (200 lb; 91 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Warwick School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Robert Shillcock (born 1 August 1997) is an English professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby. His primary positions are fullback and fly-half. He previously played for Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in Japan's Rugby League One, and for Worcester Warriors & Bath in Premiership Rugby.
Career
Shillcock began playing rugby for Warwick School at the age of 7. He made his debut for Worcester Warriors at the age of 17 against London Scottish in the RFU Championship semi-finals; becoming the youngest player to feature in the play-offs.
After making his debut at scrum-half he later played both full back and fly-half. By the time he extended his contract with Worcester in December 2018 he was used predominantly at fly half.
On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.
Shortly after having his contract terminated at Worcester Shillcock was signed by Bath on a short-term deal along with former Worcester teammate Billy Searle. He then joined Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in Japan Rugby League One for the 2022–23 Japan Rugby League One – Division 1 season.
On 26 January 2023, Leicester Tigers announced Shillcock as a new signing for the 2023-24 season.
In February 2024 Shillcock scored nine points for the England A side during a victory over Portugal.
References
- "Jaime Shillcock ESPN profile". Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Young Gun: Jamie Shillcock – Worcester scrum-half". The Rugby Paper. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Warwick school student makes history for Worcester Warriors". Coventry Telegraph. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Teenage sensation Jamie Shillcock "not too fussed" which shirt he wears for Worcester Warriors". Evesham Journal. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Jamie Shillcock: Worcester Warriors fly-half signs new two-year deal". BBC. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- "Searle and Shillcock join on short-term deals". Bath Rugby. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- Harvey, Joe (29 December 2022). "Jamie Shillcock Exclusive: 'It is an easier life than it was at the beginning of September'". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- "Leicester Tigers: Jamie Shillcock, Josh Bassett, Kyle Hatherell & Finn Theobald-Thomas sign for 2023-24". BBC Sport. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- "England A 91-5 Portugal". BBC Sport. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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