Full name | James Nicholas Verity-Amm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 8 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kroonstad, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hottentots Holland High School, Somerset West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position(s) | Winger | ||
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Current team | Force / Perth Spirit | ||
Youth Career | |||
2013–2015 | Western Province | ||
Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2014–2015 | UWC | 14 | (75) |
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
2017–present | Force | 0 | (0) |
Correct as of 27 April 2017
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James Nicholas Verity-Amm (born rugby union player, currently playing with Australian Super Rugby side the Force and with Perth Spirit in the National Rugby Championship. He can play as a winger or full-back.
8 June 1994) is a South AfricanVerity-Amm was born in Kroonstad, but grew up in the Western Cape, where he attended Hottentots Holland High School in Somerset West. In 2013, Verity-Amm made two appearances for the Cape Town-based Western Province U19 in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.
He played Varsity Shield rugby for UWC in 2014 and 2015. He scored four tries in seven appearances in 2014 – including two in a match against UFH Blues – as UWC struggled in the competition, finishing second-bottom on the log. In 2015, Verity-Amm endured a purple patch, scoring hat-tricks in both of their matches against UFH Blues, and away to eventual runner-up Wits, and two tries against TUT Vikings, to finish as the competition's top scorer with eleven tries in seven starts.