Jamie Adamson

Jamie Adamson was a late signing to the NSW Waratahs in December 2024 ahead of the 2025 season. The Easts Rugby Club flanker is a former England 7s representative who played for his country at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022.

Adamson went to Barnard Castle School in Durham, while he has a masters in economics from Durham University. His junior club was Durham City.

The Bishop Auckland-born flanker stayed in Australia after Perth SVNs in 2024 and played an important role for Easts in their 2024 Shute Shield title, their first for 55 years. After celebrating the Easts’ victory, he flew back home to the UK, only to be then quickly asked to return to trial during the Waratahs’ pre-season. He impressed to earn a one-year contract for 2025 and this was then extended for the 2026 season.

Adamson was one of the players of the competition in the Waratahs’ Super Rugby AUS victory, scoring two tries in the 42-34 win over the Brumbies at Viking Park in Round 3.

In 2019, Adamson summited Mount Kilimanjaro for an African charity, Dig Deep.