James Robert Shillcock (born 1 August 1997)[1] 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.
| Birth name | James Robert Shillcock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Career
editShillcock began playing rugby for Warwick School at the age of 7.[2] 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.[3]
After making his debut at scrum-half he later played both full back and fly-half.[4] By the time he extended his contract with Worcester in December 2018 he was used predominantly at fly half.[5]
On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.[6]
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.[7] He then joined Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in Japan Rugby League One for the 2022–23 Japan Rugby League One – Division 1 season.[8]
On 26 January 2023, Leicester Tigers announced Shillcock as a new signing for the 2023-24 season.[9]
In February 2024 Shillcock scored nine points for the England A side during a victory over Portugal.[10]
References
edit- ^ "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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