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Jamie Ritchie

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Jamie Ritchie
Ritchie representing Edinburgh in 2021
Full nameJames Thomas Ritchie
Born (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 30)
Dundee, Scotland
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb)
SchoolMadras College
Strathallan School
Rugby union career
Position Flanker
Current team Perpignan
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2025 Edinburgh 133 (50)
2025–2026 Perpignan 15 (0)
Correct as of 1 March 2026
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Scotland U18s 15 (0)
2014–2016 Scotland U20s 18 (25)
2018– Scotland 63 (15)
Correct as of 1 March 2026

James Thomas Ritchie (born 16 August 1996) is a Scottish professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Top 14 club USA Perpignan and the Scotland national team.

Early life

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Jamie Ritchie started his rugby career while being brought up in the city of Dundee. One of his idols is Dundee-born Andy Nicol.[citation needed]

Outside rugby, he was a silver medalist at the British Judo Championships in 2009, the British independent schools judo champion in 2010 and played first XI cricket at his school.[1]

Club career

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While still a teenager, Ritchie made his first-team debut in October 2014 with an appearance from the replacements' bench in the Pro12 match against Leinster.[2] In January 2021, Ritchie signed the longest deal in Edinburgh's history, with head coach Richard Cockerill describing Ritchie as a future Scotland captain. "“Jamie is an excellent young player with an old head on his shoulders. He has a really bright future ahead of him and we’re delighted he’s signed such a long-term deal. His work-rate is immense but it’s the quality of work within that which sets him apart," Cockerill said.[3]

On 6 February 2025, it was confirmed that Ritchie would leave Edinburgh to join French side Perpignan in the Top 14 from the 2025-26 season.[4] In May 2026 it was confirmed that Ritchie would join Glasgow Warriors for the 2026-27 season. [5]

International career

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Ritchie has represented Scotland at under-16, under-18 and under-20.[6] He played in the 2013 and 2014 European Under-18 Rugby Union Championship, the latter as captain.[6] In June 2014 he played four matches for Scotland under-20 at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship.[7]

Ritchie received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad by coach Gregor Townsend in October 2017 for the autumn internationals.[8] Ritchie received his first senior cap against Canada on the 9 June 2018 in a 48–10 victory.[9]

Ritchie was picked in Scotland's 2019 Rugby World Cup squad. However he fractured his cheekbone in the last warm-up match for Scotland against Georgia.[10]

Ritchie received player of the match in Scotland's match against France in the 2020 Six Nations, after getting punched by France prop Mohamed Haouas[11] During this game Mohamed Haouas was sent off for dangerous play in the 37th minute for punching Ritchie.[12] He once again won a 2020 Six Nations player of the match award, this time against Wales in a 14–10 victory.[13] It was Scotland's first win on Welsh soil since 2002.

In October 2022 Ritchie was named as the captain of the Scottish squad for the 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[14] In 2023 Ritchie was selected in Scotland's 33 player squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Starlet Scot's promise secures senior deal | Edinburgh Rugby". Edinburgh rugby. Retrieved 27 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Edinburgh Rugby (Jamie Ritchie) - Edinburgh Rugby". www.edinburghrugby.org. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "RITCHIE SIGNS RECORD DEAL". www.edinburghrugby.org. 14 January 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Edinburgh confirm Jamie Ritchie exit and his new club". www.rugbypass.com. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Scotland's Ritchie to join Glasgow Warriors". BBC Sport. 5 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Solomons hails new Edinburgh signing Ritchie". Scotsman. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Edinburgh sign exciting Scotland prospect Jamie Ritchie". Sky Sports. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Scotland: Gregor Townsend calls up 10 new caps for autumn Tests". BBC. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  9. ↑ "Scottish Rugby on Twitter".
  10. ↑ "Scotland add Bradbury as Ritchie cover". BBC Sport. 8 September 2019.
  11. ↑ "Scotland beat France at BT Murrayfield for second straight win". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "Six Nations 2020: Red-carded Mohamed Haouas to talk to coaches - Raphael Ibanez". BBC Sport. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Scotland win in Wales to end 18-year wait". BBC Sport. 30 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Scotland: Finn Russell left out of autumn squad as Jamie Ritchie named captain". 19 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  15. ↑ "Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2023". Scottish Rugby Union. 16 August 2023.
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