Jonny May

Jonny May
Birth name Jonathan James May
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990
Place of birth Swindon, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–10
2009–17
2017–		 Moseley
Gloucester
Leicester Tigers		 15
121
25		 (30)
(250)
(85)
Correct as of 27 May 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010
2012
2013–		 England U20
England Saxons
England		 8
2
37		 (30)
(25)
(85)
Correct as of 23 June 2018

Jonathan James May (born 1 April 1990)[1] is a professional rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby and for the England national side; between 2009–17 he played 121 games for Gloucester. He plays as a winger and is known for his electrifying pace and finishing skills.

He has also played as a dual-registered player for Moseley.

Early life

May was born in Chiseldon. He then studied at St Francis before he attended The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College. He then studied at Hartpury College, where he was a member of Hartpury College R.F.C., coached by Allan Lewis in a team that included Alex Cuthbert on the opposite wing.[2][3]

Club career

After joining Gloucester's rugby academy,[3] he made his first start for Gloucester Rugby in a pre-season friendly against Bath Rugby on 15 August 2009, and the next weekend he scored a try against Connacht after he had come off the bench. His first taste of first team action came in the Heineken Cup when he replaced Charlie Sharples against Newport Gwent Dragons and just over a month later he made his first start against London Wasps in the Anglo-Welsh Cup,playing on the wing. On 20 February 2010, May was a late replacement for Gloucester's match against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road Stadium after Fuimaono-Sapolu pulled out with a dead leg. Although Gloucester lost, May played well and scored a try on his Premiership debut. May made 2 more starts for Gloucester during the remainder of the season against London Wasps and Northampton Saints.

In January 2012 May was called up to the England Saxons, which he celebrated by scoring two tries from full-back for at Kingsholm against Toulouse in the Heineken Cup. May made his debut off the bench against Scotland, and made his first start against Ireland the following week. In March 2012 May was named as the inaugural winner of the LV= Breakthrough Player Award. May was named Gloucester's Young Player-of-the-Year for 2011/2012, and his stunning solo effort against Harlequins was named Try-of-the-Season at the Aviva Premiership Awards. In December 2012, May signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of the 2014-15 season.[4] On 24 October 2014, May signed a new long-term contract with Gloucester Rugby.[5]

In 2017 it was announced he would be joining Leicester Tigers in a swap deal with Ed Slater, after activating a little known clause in his Gloucester contract.[6] May started his Leicester career strongly scoring 9 tries in his first 8 appearances and earning the club's player of the month award.[7]

International career

May was called up to the senior England tour of South Africa in June 2012, scoring two tries in England's 57-31 win over Sharks. May won his first international cap during England's 2013 summer Tour against Argentina in the second Test which England won 51-26.[8] On 9 January 2014, May was called up for the 2014 Six Nations Championships where he was in the starting fifteen against France, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy.[3] He started the first test against the All Blacks in England's 20-15 defeat, but was dropped for the next two tests.

In the QBE Autumn Internationals, May played in all 4 test matches. These were against New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia. May scored once against New Zealand and twice against Samoa.

International tries

As of 23 June 2018 [9]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1 New ZealandLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2014 Autumn international8 November 2014Loss21 – 24
2  Samoa London, England Twickenham Stadium 2014 Autumn Internationals 22 November 2014 Win 28 - 9
3
4 FranceLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match15 August 2015Win19 - 14
5 IrelandLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match5 September 2015Win21 - 13
6 WalesLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2015 Rugby World Cup26 September 2015Loss25 - 28
7 South AfricaLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2016 Autumn international12 November 2016Win37 - 21
8 ArgentinaLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2016 Autumn international26 November 2016Win27 - 14
9 ArgentinaSan Juan, ArgentinaEstadio San Juan del Bicentenario2017 Tour of Argentina10 June 2017Win38 - 34
10 AustraliaLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2017 Autumn international18 November 2017Win30 - 6
11  Wales London, England Twickenham Stadium 2018 Six Nations 10 February 2018 Win 12 - 6
12
13 FranceParis, FranceState de France2018 Six Nations10 March 2018Loss16 - 22
14 IrelandLondon, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2018 Six Nations17 March 2018Loss15 - 24
15 South AfricaJohannesburg, South AfricaEllis Park Stadium2018 Tour of South Africa9 June 2018Loss39 - 42
16 South AfricaBloemfontein, South AfricaFree State Stadium2018 Tour of South Africa16 June 2018Loss12 - 23
17 South AfricaCape Town, South AfricaNewlands Stadium2018 Tour of South Africa23 June 2018Win25 - 10

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN Profile Jonny May". ESPN. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Roberts, Gareth (23 February 2012). "Six Nations: England-born Cuthbert seeks Wales glory". BBC Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Six Nations 2014: Jonny May relishes Alex Cuthbert reunion". BBC Sport. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jonny May contract extension with Gloucester". BBC Sport. 13 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Jonny May signs new long term contract with Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Jonny May's move from Gloucester to Leicester sparks panic as Premiership clubs fear spate of copy-cat transfers". The Daily Mail. London. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Razor-sharp wing Jonny May has really caught the eye since joining Leicester Tigers". 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  8. ↑ "May won first England cap". Gloucester Rugby. 15 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Jonny May International matches". 6 December 2016.

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