Jamie Mayer
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| Birth name | Michael James MacKenzie Mayer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 April 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael James MacKenzie Mayer (born 16 April 1977) is a former professional rugby union player who played centre at Bristol, Leeds and representing Scotland.
Early life
Jamie Mayer was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, George Watson's College and played for Scottish schools.[1] He studied at Napier University.
Club career
He established himself at centre for Edinburgh Reivers.[1] Mayer moved to Leeds from Bristol in 2001, he stayed for one season and scored six tries in the 12 games that he played. Mayer made his debut against Bath and scored his first try against Pontypridd. A strong runner and powerful defender he was hoping to establish himself and Leeds in the top flight and also regain his position in the Scottish international ranks. Mayer's first season ended unhappily with him sustaining a severe hamstring injury just as he was beginning to cement a starting spot in the team and running into some form and a few tries. He struggled with fitness and suffered with injuries leading him to give up professional rugby where upon he returned to Watsonians to see out the remainder of his playing years.[2]
International career
Mayer won 8 caps between 1998 and 2000.
After rugby
After his rugby career had ended early due to injury, he worked as an investment management consultant in Edinburgh. He has 4 children. Twins Mollie and Max were born in 2004 and second set of twins Charlie and Jack were born in 2005.
References
- ^ a b "RUGBY UNION: Uncapped Mayer wins call to Scottish squad". The Independent. London. 25 September 1998. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Mission accomplished, but Johno's a giant loss". Yorkshire Evening Post. Johnston Press. 20 January 2004. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016.
External links
- Jamie Mayer on Sporting Heroes
- Jamie Mayer at ESPNscrum
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