England

Jamie George

Hooker

Nationality

England

Senior international

England

Test caps

113

Current club

Saracens

Competition

Premiership Rugby

Test caps

113

Age

Reported · 2026-11-06

Height

183 cm

Reported · 2026-10-27

Weight

107 kg

Reported · 2026-10-27

Career · Former England Captain

Captained England from 2024 to early 2025

Three-Tour British & Irish Lion

Selected in 2017, 2021 and called up during the 2025 tour

Career · Saracens Leader

A trusted senior leader at the heart of the Saracens dynasty

Player data & sources

Caps use dated, reviewed snapshots. Measurements require a source; estimates also require a dated basis. Missing facts remain unrecorded while review continues.

England Test record · snapshot 2026-10-28 · reviewed 2026-10-28

Age: 36 · reported · as of 2026-11-06
Height: 183 cm · reported · as of 2026-10-27
Weight: 107 kg · reported · as of 2026-10-27

Recorded call-up history

England · training · selected · 2026-10-25 to 2026-10-27 · October 2026 training camp

Player spotlight

Leadership Built on Trust

Jamie George became a captain through trust rather than command. An elite set-piece hooker and one of the emotional centres of Saracens and England, he built authority through relationships, honesty and the ability to understand what different teammates needed.

Career rating

8.7/10

Career Record

The Numbers

Full name

Jamie Edward George

Born

Welwyn Garden City, England

England

Debut 2015

Former national captain · three Six Nations titles · two Rugby World Cup medals

Test caps

113

Points

Tries

British & Irish Lions

Debut 2017

Tours in 2017 and 2021 · late call-up in 2025

Appearances

Points

Tries

Saracens debut

2009

England debut

2015

Lions debut

2017

Leadership

Captaincy Record

Captain

England

2024–Early 2025

Led England through a period of transition before Maro Itoje succeeded him.

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Captained England during the 2024 Test season.

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Built trust through communication, emotional intelligence and an unusually open leadership style.

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Became one of the central cultural leaders of Saracens' most successful era.

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Reached 100 England caps after beginning his Test career behind established competition.

Player spotlight

Leadership

George's leadership is built on emotional intelligence. He communicates constantly, earns trust before demanding standards and understands that different players respond to different voices. That approach made him a stabilising England captain and a central cultural figure at Saracens, where his credibility rests equally on set-piece detail, competitive experience and personal connection.

Career Success

Honours

Premiership Rugby

6titles

2011 · 2015 · 2016 · 2018 · 2019 · 2023

Champion with Saracens

European Champions Cup

3titles

2016 · 2017 · 2019

Champion with Saracens

Six Nations

3titles

2016 · 2017 · 2020

Grand Slam winner in 2016

Rugby World Cup

Silver medal 2019 · bronze medal 2023

Test Career

International

National team

England

Verified capped international

Caps

113

Verified senior national Test snapshot

Points

Total international points

Tries

Five points each

Test record dates and sources below

Career Journey

Club History

Saracens Academy

Academy–2009

Appearances

Not recorded

Points

Not recorded

Saracens

2009–Present

Appearances

311

Points

345

Career Story

Career Highlights

2009 — Made his senior Saracens debut after developing through the club's academy.

2015 — Made his England debut and earned selection for the Rugby World Cup.

2017 — Started all three British & Irish Lions Tests during the drawn series in New Zealand.

2019 — Won a third European Champions Cup with Saracens and reached the Rugby World Cup final with England.

2024 — Became England captain and joined the small group to win 100 Test caps for the country.

2025 — Received a late call-up to his third British & Irish Lions tour.

Defining Performances

Standout Matches

8 July 2017Third Test · 2017 Lions Tour

New Zealand vs British & Irish Lions

New Zealand 15–15 British & Irish Lions · Eden Park

Started the decisive Test and helped the Lions secure a drawn series through set-piece accuracy and composure under enormous pressure.

11 May 2019European Champions Cup Final

Saracens vs Leinster

Saracens 20–10 Leinster · St James' Park

Played a central role as Saracens defeated the defending champions to win their third European title in four seasons.

Great Campaigns

Standout Tournaments

2017

British & Irish Lions Tour

British & Irish Lions · Series drawn 1–1

Started all three Tests against New Zealand and established himself as a Test-level Lion.

2019

Rugby World Cup

England · Runner-up

Started throughout England's run to the final, including the celebrated semi-final victory over New Zealand.

Career Assessment

Legacy

George's 8.7 rating is carried most heavily by an exceptional club career: six Premiership titles, three European Cups and enduring importance to Saracens. His England captaincy and century of Test caps deepen that legacy. He was not the loudest or most physically overwhelming hooker of his era, but few were more trusted, decorated or consistently valuable.

Career rating

8.7/10

Assessed 2 September 2026

Player Profile

Player Summary

Jamie George is an England hooker, former national captain and three-tour British & Irish Lion whose career has been inseparable from Saracens' modern dynasty. Initially required to wait behind established internationals for club and country, he turned patience into longevity and became an accurate lineout operator, intelligent distributor and unusually complete front-row forward. His six Premiership titles and three European crowns give him one of the strongest club trophy cabinets of any active English player.

Retirement note

Has announced plans to retire by 2028.