Jonah Holmes

Jonah Holmes
Birth name Jonah Howard S. Holmes
Date of birth (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992
Place of birth Stockport, England
Notable relative(s) Andy Holmes (uncle)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Current team Leicester Tigers
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
– London Scottish ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–14
2010–11
2011–13
2012–13
2013–17
2017–		 London Wasps
Rosslyn Park
Henley Hawks
London Welsh
Yorkshire Carnegie
Leicester Tigers		 15
12
16
1
85
11		 (10)
(0)
(50)
(0)
(250)
(50)
Correct as of 27 May 2018

Jonah Holmes (born July 24, 1992)[1] is an English rugby union winger who currently plays for Leicester Tigers.

Career

Holmes was born in Stockport, England, but played junior rugby for London Scottish until the age of 16[2] but then left to only play with his school St Benedict's School, Ealing where he was considered a star in the making.[3]

Holmes initially played scrum half but during a loan spell with Henley Hawks he switched to the back three playing wing and full back.[4] At the suggestion of Lyn Jones, who was his coach during a brief spell at London Welsh, he concentrated solely on the back three.[2]

In 2013 Holmes joined Leeds Carnegie, since renamed Yorkshire Carnegie, on loan from London Wasps.[5] Holmes scored six tries in his first six games for the Yorkshire side.[6] Holmes made the move permanent in the summer, as part of a swap deal with Glyn Hughes.[7] On 23 December 2013, after scoring 22 tries in 34 games, signed a new long term deal with Yorkshire.[8]

On 1 June 2017 it was announced that Holmes would join Leicester Tigers for the 2017–18 season.[9]

Personal life

Holmes is the nephew of Olympic-gold medal winning rower Andy Holmes and is a graduate in Biomedical sciences from Birkbeck, University of London.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Jonah Holmes". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 "20 Questions: Jonah Holmes – Yorkshire Carnegie wing". The Rugby Paper. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Jonah Holmes inspires St Benedict's to famous victory over St Paul's". Daily Mail. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Young Gun: Jonah Holmes – Wasps and Henley full-back". The Rugby Paper. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Jonah Holmes is ideal for Leeds Carnegie". Bradford Telegraph & Argus. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Holmes relishing his education at Leeds". 8 February 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Wasps swap Jonah Holmes for Yorkshire's Glyn Hughes". 26 September 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Future looks bright for Holmes with new deal". Yorkshire Post. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tigers add duo to backline options" (Press release). Leicester Tigers. 1 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Championship Tales: Jonah Holmes". RFU.com. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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