Jonny May

Jonathan James May (born 1 April 1990)[2] is a professional rugby union player for Gloucester in Premiership Rugby and for the England national team. He plays as a winger and is known for his speed and finishing skills.

Jonny May
Birth nameJonathan James May
Date of birth (1990-04-01) 1 April 1990
Place of birthChiseldon, Wiltshire, England[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb; 203 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Current team Gloucester
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2010 Moseley 15 (30)
2009–2017 Gloucester 138 (310)
2017–2020 Leicester Tigers 44 (150)
2020— Gloucester ()
2009– Total 179 (420)
Correct as of 28 July 2020
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010 England U20 8 (30)
2012 England Saxons 2 (25)
2013– England 63 (155)
Correct as of 21 November 2020

Between 2009 and 2017 he played 121 games for Gloucester, the club he returned to in July 2020. He has also played for Moseley and Leicester Tigers.

Early life

May was born in Chiseldon, Wiltshire. 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.[3][4]

Club career

As a child, Jonny spent time playing and training at Royal Wootton Bassett Rugby Football Club in their Mini & Junior teams. After joining Gloucester's rugby academy,[4] 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.[5] On 24 October 2014, May signed a new long-term contract with Gloucester Rugby.[6]

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.[7] May started his Leicester career strongly scoring 9 tries in his first 8 appearances and earning the club's player of the month award.[8]

After three seasons at Welford Road, in April 2020 it was announced that May would return to Kingsholm for a second stint.[9] He has since agreed a long-term contract.[10]

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.[11] 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.[4] 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.

In 2020, May became England's second highest try scorer alongside Will Greenwood and Ben Cohen with 31 test tries.

International tries

As of 21 November 2020. [12]
TryOpposing teamVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1  New Zealand Twickenham Stadium, London 2014 Autumn Internationals 8 November 2014 Loss 21 – 24
2  Samoa 22 November 2014 Win 28 – 9
3
4  France 2015 Rugby World Cup Warm-Up 15 August 2015 Win 19 – 14
5  Ireland 5 September 2015 Win 21 – 13
6  Wales 2015 Rugby World Cup 26 September 2015 Loss 25 – 28
7  South Africa 2016 Autumn Internationals 12 November 2016 Win 37 – 21
8  Argentina 26 November 2016 Win 27 – 14
9  Argentina Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario, San Juan 2017 Tour of Argentina 10 June 2017 Win 38 – 34
10  Australia Twickenham Stadium, London 2017 Autumn Internationals18 November 2017 Win 30 – 6
11  Wales 2018 Six Nations 10 February 2018 Win 12 – 6
12
13  France Stade de France, Paris 10 March 2018 Loss 16 – 22
14  Ireland Twickenham Stadium, London 17 March 2018 Loss 15 – 24
15  South Africa Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg 2018 Tour of South Africa 9 June 2018 Loss 39 – 42
16 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 16 June 2018 Loss 12 – 23
17 Newlands Stadium, Cape Town 23 June 2018 Win 25 – 10
18  Australia Twickenham Stadium, London 2018 Autumn Internationals 24 November 2018 Win 37 – 18
19  Ireland Aviva Stadium, Dublin 2019 Six Nations 2 February 2019 Win 32 – 20
20  France Twickenham Stadium, London 10 February 2019 Win 44 – 8
21
22
23  Italy 9 March 2019 Win 57 – 14
24  Scotland 16 March 2019 Draw 38 – 38
25  Argentina Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo 2019 Rugby World Cup 5 October 2019 Win 39 – 10
26  Australia Ōita Stadium, Ōita 19 October 2019 Win 40 – 16
27
28  France Stade de France, Paris 2020 Six Nations 2 February 2020 Loss 17 – 24
29
30  Ireland Twickenham Stadium, London Autumn Nations Cup 21 November 2020 Win 18 – 7
31

Test match record

Against Pld W D L T C P DG Pts %Won
 Argentina5500300015100
 Australia650140002083.33
 Fiji110000000100
 France530270003560
 Ireland540130001580
 Italy660010005100
 New Zealand41031000525
 Samoa2200200010100
 Scotland421110001050
 South Africa730440002042.86
 Tonga110000000100
 Wales640230001566.67

References

  1. "Gloucester: Jonny May seeks positives after England drop". BBC Sport. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  2. "ESPN Profile Jonny May". ESPN. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. Roberts, Gareth (23 February 2012). "Six Nations: England-born Cuthbert seeks Wales glory". BBC Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. "Six Nations 2014: Jonny May relishes Alex Cuthbert reunion". BBC Sport. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  5. "Jonny May contract extension with Gloucester". BBC Sport. 13 December 2012.
  6. "Jonny May signs new long term contract with Gloucester Rugby". Gloucester Rugby. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40849233
  8. "Razor-sharp wing Jonny May has really caught the eye since joining Leicester Tigers". 24 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  9. "Jonny May: England wing to rejoin Gloucester from Leicester Tigers at end of season". BBC Sport. 11 April 2020.
  10. "Jonny May pens new contract on long-term deal". Gloucester Rugby. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  11. "May won first England cap". Gloucester Rugby. 15 June 2013.
  12. "Jonny May". 7 July 2019.
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