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May representing Gloucester during the Aviva Premiership
Full name	Jonathan James May
Date of birth	(1990-04-01) 1 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Chiseldon, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
School	Hartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Current team Gloucester Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2017 Gloucester 138 (310) 2009–2010 → Moseley (loan) 15 (30) 2017–2020 Leicester Tigers 44 (150) 2020– Gloucester 40 (55) Correct as of 28 August 2023 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 England U20 8 (30) 2012 England Saxons 2 (25) 2013–2023 England 77 (180) Correct as of 28 August 2023

Jonathan James May (born 1 April 1990) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester and the England national team.

He began his senior career at Gloucester, and also played for Moseley on loan. He moved to Leicester Tigers in 2017 and returned to Gloucester in July 2020. Since making his debut in 2013 he has won 72 caps for England, and is their second top try scorer.

Early life

May was born in Chiseldon, Wiltshire. He studied at St Francis before he attended The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College. As a child, May spent time playing and training at Wootton Bassett RFC in their Mini & Junior teams. 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 future Wales and Lions wing Alex Cuthbert.

Club career

After joining Gloucester's rugby academy, he made his first start for Gloucester Rugby in a pre-season friendly against Bath 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 2009-10 he also played for Championship club Moseley on loan.

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. On 24 October 2014, May signed a new long-term contract with Gloucester Rugby.

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

After three seasons at Leicester, in April 2020 it was announced that May would return to Gloucester. He has since agreed a long-term contract.

International career

May played for England's U20s in 2010 as a centre.

He was selected for 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. On 9 January 2014, May was called up for the 2014 Six Nations Championship where he was in the starting fifteen against France, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy. May started in the first test against the All Blacks in England's summer tour of New Zealand, but was dropped for the next two tests.

In the QBE Autumn Internationals, May played in all four test matches against New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia. May scored his first test try against New Zealand and scored twice against Samoa.

In the 2019 Six Nations Championship, May scored six tries including a hat-trick against France and one apiece against Ireland, Italy and Scotland. During the 2019 Rugby World Cup, May earned his 50th cap in England's quarter final victory against Australia, scoring two tries.

In February 2021, May became England's second highest try scorer, surpassing Will Greenwood and Ben Cohen after scoring his 32nd test try.

In October 2023, May announced his retirement from international rugby.

Career statistics

List of international tries

Try	Opposing team	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
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 matches	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 England rugby union tour of Argentina	10 June 2017	Win	38 – 34
10	Australia	Twickenham Stadium, London	2017 Autumn Internationals	18 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 England rugby union 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
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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
32	Italy		2021 Six Nations	13 February 2021	Win	41 – 18
33	Ireland	Aviva Stadium, Dublin		20 March 2021	Loss	18 – 32
34	Tonga	Twickenham Stadium, London	2021 Autumn Internationals	6 November 2021	Win	69 – 3
35
36	Fiji		2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches	26 August 2023	Loss	22 – 30

Honours

• Rugby World Cup / Webb Ellis Cup
  • Runner up: 2019

See also

In Spanish: Jonny May para niños