Simon Hammersley
Full name | Simon Hammersley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hull, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon Hammersley (born 20 March 1993) is a former English rugby union player who played as a fullback. He has been nicknamed "Lord Hammer of Hammershire" by BT Sport commentator Nick Mullins.
Club career
Hammersley started his career at his local amateur club Hull Ionians in National League 2 North, before attending Durham University where he was part of the team who won the BUCS national final at Twickenham. [1]
Hammersley signed with Newcastle Falcons in summer 2013 and quickly established himself as a first team player, aided by injury to the regular starting full back Alex Tait. He was called into the England Saxons squad as injury cover in August 2016 [2]
Following Newcastle's relegation to the RFU Championship, Hammersley invoked a relegation release clause in his contract that would allow him to leave the club should such a situation occur. It was announced shortly afterwards that Sale Sharks had signed a three-year deal with the fullback, a move which would keep him in the Premiership.
In May 2022, Hammersley announced his retirement from professional rugby in order to a pursue a career outside the sport. [3]
References
External links
- ESPN profile
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