Gabriel Morgan Hamer-Webb (born 7 November 2000 in

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) is an English professional

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footballer. He plays as a winger for

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Hamer-Webb was a pupil at

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and had trials at

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and

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football clubs before taking up a place on the school's Academic and Sporting Excellence (AASE) partnership with Bath Rugby. He signed a senior academy contract with the club ahead of the 2019-20 season, and he made his debut in a

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defeat against

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on 21 September 2019. He made his Premiership debut as a head injury replacement for

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against

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on 2 November 2019, before scoring his first try for the club against

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in the

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two weeks later. On 10 January 2020,

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named Hamer-Webb in his 32-man England squad for the

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. He made his debut in the opening game against

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, in which he was sin binned for a tip tackle on

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. He has a rivalry at Bath with fellow winger Matt Gallagher. They often compete for positions and are both in the running for 2024/25 Bath Rugby player of the season, after both appearing in key games and performing at a great level.

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