Full name | Sean Fergus Lamont | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Perth, Scotland, | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School |
Belvoir High School King Edward VII School |
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University | Sheffield Hallam University | ||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Rory Lamont (brother) | ||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Rugby player | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Centre / Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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Amateur clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team |
Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2000–2003 2003–2005 2005–2009 2009–2012 2012– |
Rotherham Glasgow Warriors Northampton Scarlets Glasgow Warriors |
42 68 58 58 |
(105) (115) (55) (25) |
Correct as of 6 September 2015
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2004 – | Scotland | 105 | (70) |
Correct as of 25 June 2016
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Sean Lamont (born 15 January 1981 in Perth, Scotland) is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays at centre and on the wing. His younger brother Rory Lamont was also a Scotland international rugby union player.
Lamont attended Sheffield Hallam University where he studied Sports Science between 1999 and 2002. Additionally whilst at Sheffield Hallam he played alongside the likes of Chris Jones (Sale and England) and Dave Strettle (Harlequins and England).
Lamont has played for Glasgow Hawks.
In 2000 Lamont joined Rotherham and was the club’s under-21 captain in 2001. In the summer of 2003 he left Rotherham and joined Glasgow Rugby, where he went on to have a very successful first season and cemented himself as a fans' favourite at Hughenden. In the summer of 2005 Lamont joined Northampton Saints from Glasgow. Then, 13 days later, he added to his growing reputation by scoring four tries in one game against Saracens. Lamont is the first Saints player to achieve this since another Scot, Craig Moir, in 1996.
In May 2009 Lamont joined the Scarlets of Wales. He has signed for Glasgow for the 2012–13 season, joining his brother Rory at the club
At the 2002 Commonwealth Games he represented Scotland at sevens.
Lamont earned his first cap for Scotland against Manu Samoa on their tour in the summer of 2004. On his Murrayfield debut he scored a try against the Australians in the autumn of 2004. In Scotland's 2005 Six Nations Championship match against Italy he was named man of the match.