Josh Adams (rugby union)
![]() Adams representing Wales during the Six Nations Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Joshua Huw Adams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Ysgol y Strade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joshua Huw Adams (born 21 April 1995) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Adams began his career with Llanelli and made his debut against Pontypridd in 2013. He went on to make a total of 30 appearances for the club, scoring 9 tries.[2] He made his only Scarlets appearance in the Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat to Cardiff Rugby in 2014.[3] He is also a previous Wales U20 international.[4]
In May 2015, it was announced that Adams would move to Worcester from the 2015–16 season.[5] In February 2016, Adams moved on loan to National League 1 side Cinderford until the end of the 2015–16 season.[6]
On 22 December 2017, Adams scored two tries in a 23–8 win over relegation rivals London Irish, making him the top try scorer in the Premiership around the close of December 2017.[7]
On 19 March 2019, Cardiff Rugby announced the signing of Adams on a long-term contract from the start of the 2019-2020 Pro14 season.[8]
International career
[edit]Wales
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Josh_Adams_2019.jpg/200px-Josh_Adams_2019.jpg)
In January 2018, Adams was called up to the Wales senior squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship,[9] and on 30 January he was named in the starting line-up for Wales' opening game at home to Scotland.[10]
On 23 February 2019, Adams sealed a Six Nations third round win for Wales against England at the Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. A cross field kick from Welsh teammate Dan Biggar was gathered in the air by Adams and grounded. It was Adam's third try for Wales and meant England were all but defeated in the match. With Wales moving to first, heading into the fourth week of the 2019 Six Nations Championship.[11] Wales won the Six Nations grand slam.
On 9 October 2019 Adams scored a hat-trick in a 29–17 win over Fiji at the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[12] The win secured Wales's place in the quarter finals. Adams ended the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan as the top try-scorer for the competition.
On 1 February 2020 Adams scored a hat-trick for Wales in the 42-0 Six Nations win over Italy.[13]
Adams was chosen for the 2022 Six Nations Championship, achieving tries against both England[14] and Italy.[15] He won Man of the Match against Italy, but gave his medal to Ange Capuozzo after the game.[16]
British and Irish Lions
[edit]On 6 May 2021, Adams was selected to represent the British & Irish Lions in the 2021 tour to South Africa.[17] At the time of selection, Adams' wife Georgia was heavily pregnant.[18]
On 26 June 2021, Adams made his Lions debut in a pre-tour warm up match against Japan at Murrayfield.[1] Adams scored the opening try of the game as the Lions ran out 28-10 winners.[19] Adams was then selected to play in the first provincial game of the tour against the Sigma Lions on 3 July 2021. Adams finished the game having scored four tries, becoming the first Lion since Shane Williams in 2005 to do so.[20] Following Covid complications, Adams was drafted into the side for the following tour game against Cell C Sharks. Starting in an unfamiliar role at fullback, Adams maintained his strong start to the tour by scoring a hattrick of tries, taking his total to eight from three games.[21]
Career statistics
[edit]List of international tries
[edit]as of 10 September 2023[update]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE". Lions Rugby. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Llanelli RFC Player Profile". Llanelli RFC. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Capital city clash a learning curve for young Scarlets". Scarlets. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Wales U20 Player Profile". Welsh Rugby Union. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Wales U20 wing Josh Adams to join Worcester". BBC Sport. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ "Warriors youngsters go out on loan". Worcester Warriors. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Premiership: Worcester Warriors 23-8 London Irish". BBC Sport. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Josh Adams: Wales wing to join Cardiff from Worcester Warriors". BBC Sport. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Six Nations 2018: Wales name James Davies and Josh Adams in squad". BBC Sport. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Six Nations 2018: Josh Adams to make Wales debut v Scotland; Rhys Patchell starts". BBC Sport. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Wales 21-13 England: Hosts fight back to seal record-breaking win in Cardiff". BBC Sport. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Fiji vs Wales BBC Sport". BBC Sport.
- ^ Adams hat-trick against Italy
- ^ Calvert, Lee (26 February 2022). "England 23-19 Wales: Six Nations 2022 – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ McVeigh, Niall (19 March 2022). "Wales 21-22 Italy: Six Nations 2022 – as it happened". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "A 'beautiful moment' - Wales' Adams gives man-of-the-match medal to Italy's Capuozzo". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Lions pick Simmonds but no Billy Vunipola". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Josh Adams reveals emotional goodbye as he makes huge personal sacrifice". 14 June 2021.
- ^ "British & Irish Lions 28-10 Japan: Alun Wyn Jones' injury mars comfortable victory at Murrayfield".
- ^ Mairs, Gavin; Coles, Ben (3 July 2021). "Josh Adams scores four tries as British and Irish Lions start South Africa tour with a bang". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Lions overcome Covid uncertainty to win". BBC Sport.
External links
[edit]- Josh Adams at Premiership Rugby
- Josh Adams at ESPNscrum
- Josh Adams at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Josh Adams at Welsh Rugby Union
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Cardiff Rugby players
- Rugby union players from Swansea
- Scarlets players
- Wales international rugby union players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Worcester Warriors players
- Rugby union wings
- Nottingham R.F.C. players
- British & Irish Lions rugby union players from Wales
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- 2023 Rugby World Cup players