Jamie Ritchie
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 Ritchie representing Edinburgh in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | James Thomas Ritchie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 16 August 1996 Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (240 lb; 17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Madras College Strathallan School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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
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]
