Jim Hamilton (rugby union)

Hamilton was born and raised in Swindon, England, to a Scottish father and a half-English half-Chinese mother. He was brought up in Coventry and educated at Coundon Court School in Coventry, and played for Barkers Butts R.F.C. Whilst there he was part of the Warwickshire Colts side before joining Leicester Tigers. He also spent a summer playing in South Africa in order to advance his potential. ==Rugby career==

Hamilton played for England at under-19 In 2008 Hamilton signed a three-year contract with Edinburgh Rugby. Hamilton moved to Gloucester for the 2010–11 season. He was appointed captain of Gloucester for the 2012–13 season under their coach Nigel Davies. On 12 December 2012, it was announced Hamilton would leave Gloucester at the end of the season to join French club Montpellier on a three-year contract. On 28 May 2014, it was announced that Hamilton would leave Montpellier to return to England to join Saracens. During his time at Saracens he helped them win the Premiership title in 2015 and 2016, and also helped Saracens win the European Champions Cup in 2016 and 2017. On 2 September 2015, Hamilton announced his retirement from international rugby after Vern Cotter had not selected him for Scotland's World Cup squad In August 2016, Hamilton co-founded a sports marketing company with Ian Ascough called Those Fellas. On 13 May 2017, Hamilton announced that he would not play rugby beyond the end of the 2016–2017 season. Hamilton currently hosts a weekly podcast called 'The Rugby Pod' alongside Andy Goode, Dan Biggar, Producer Rob and weekly guests. ==References==