Josh Adams (rugby union)

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Josh Adams
Josh Adams 2019.jpg
Birth nameJoshua Adams
Date of birth (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birthSwansea, Wales
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb)
SchoolYsgol y Strade, Coleg Sir Gar
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012–2015
2015–2019
2015–2016		 Llanelli RFC
Worcester Warriors
→ Cinderford (loan)		 30
59
9		 (49)
(170)
(25)
Correct as of 19 March 2019
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015
2019–		 Scarlets
Cardiff Rugby		 1
18		 (0)
(50)
Correct as of 9 May 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015
2018–
2021		 Wales U20
Wales
British & Irish Lions		 17
37
1		 (40)
(90)
(0)
Correct as of 10 July 2021

Josh Adams (born 21 April 1995) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays for Cardiff Rugby in the United Rugby Championship and the Wales national team as a wing. In 2021, Adams was selected to represent the British & Irish Lions.

Club career[]

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.[1] He made his first and only Scarlets appearance in the Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat to Cardiff Blues in 2014.[2] He is also a previous Wales U20 international.[3]

In May 2014, it was announced that Adams would move to Worcester from the 2015–16 season.[4] In February 2016, Adams moved on loan to National League 1 side Cinderford until the end of the 2015–16 season.[5]

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.[6]

On 19 March 2019, Cardiff Blues announced the signing of Adams on a long-term contract from the start of the 2019-2020 Pro14 season.[7]

International career[]

Wales[]

In January 2018, Adams was called up to the Wales senior squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship,[8] and on 30 January he was named in the starting line-up for Wales' opening game at home to Scotland.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12]

British and Irish Lions[]

On 6 May 2021, Adams was selected to represent the British & Irish Lions in the 2021 tour to South Africa.[13] At the time of selection, Adams wife Georgia was heavily pregnant and could have impacted his availability for the tour however a mutual decision was reached for him to participate.[14]

On 26 June 2021, Adams made his Lions debut in a pre-tour warm up match against Japan at Murrayfield. Adams scored the opening try of the game as the Lions ran out 28-10 winners.[15] 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.[16] 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.[17]

International tries[]

Try Opponent Location Venue Tests Date Result Score
1  Argentina Santa Fe, Argentina Estadio Estanislao López 2018 Summer Tour 16 June 2018 Win 12 – 30
2  Italy Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2019 Six Nations 9 February 2019 Win 15 – 26
3  England Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2019 Six Nations 23 February 2019 Win 21 – 13
4  Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Murrayfield 2019 Six Nations 9 March 2019 Win 11 – 18
5  Georgia Toyota, Japan Toyota Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 23 September 2019 Win 43 – 14
6  Fiji Oita, Japan Bank Dome 2019 Rugby World Cup 9 October 2019 Win 29 – 17
7
8
9  Uruguay Kumamoto, Japan Egao Kenko Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 13 October 2019 Win 35 – 13
10  South Africa Yokohama, Japan Nissan Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 27 October 2019 Loss 16 – 19
11  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan Ajinomoto Stadium 2019 Rugby World Cup 1 November 2019 Loss 40 – 17
12  Italy Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2020 Six Nations 1 February 2020 Win 42 – 0
13
14
15  England Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2021 Six Nations 27 February 2021 Win 40 – 24
16  Italy Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2021 Six Nations 13 March 2021 Win 7 – 48
17  France Paris, France Stade de France 2021 Six Nations 20 March 2021 Loss 32 – 30
18  England London, England Twickenham Stadium 2022 Six Nations 26 February 2022 Loss 23 – 19

References[]

  1. ^ "Llanelli RFC Player Profile". Llanelli RFC. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 25 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Capital city clash a learning curve for young Scarlets". Scarlets. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Wales U20 Player Profile". Welsh Rugby Union. 14 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Wales U20 wing Josh Adams to join Worcester". BBC Sport. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Warriors youngsters go out on loan". Worcester Warriors. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Premiership: Worcester Warriors 23-8 London Irish". BBC Sport. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Josh Adams: Wales wing to join Cardiff Blues from Worcester Warriors". BBC Sport. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Six Nations 2018: Wales name James Davies and Josh Adams in squad". BBC Sport. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  9. ^ "Six Nations 2018: Josh Adams to make Wales debut v Scotland; Rhys Patchell starts". BBC Sport. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Wales 21-13 England: Hosts fight back to seal record-breaking win in Cardiff". BBC Sport. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Fiji vs Wales BBC Sport". BBC Sport.
  12. ^ Adams hat-trick against Italy
  13. ^ "Lions pick Simmonds but no Billy Vunipola". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Josh Adams reveals emotional goodbye as he makes huge personal sacrifice". 14 June 2021.
  15. ^ "British & Irish Lions 28-10 Japan: Alun Wyn Jones' injury mars comfortable victory at Murrayfield".
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Lions overcome Covid uncertainty to win". BBC Sport.
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