Luke John Hamilton (born 7 January 1992) is a Scottish international rugby union player who plays back row for

Oyonnax Oyonnax () is the second most populated commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France. Oyonnax lies in a valley of the Jura Mountains in the far north of Ain. It is near the Parc naturel régional du Hau ...

. He has previously played for

Cardiff Blues Cardiff Rugby () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams. Based in Cardiff, the team play at Cardiff Arms Park. Originally formed in 1876, from 2003 to 2021 the first team was known as the Cardiff Blues before rebranding back ...

and

Edinburgh Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. The city is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh ...

in the

Pro14 The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. For sponsorship reasons the league is known as the Vodacom United Rugby Championship in ...

Agen Agen (, , ) is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne, southeast of Bordeaux. In 2021, the commune had a population of 32,485. Geography The city of Agen l ...

in France's

Top 14 The Top 14 () is a professional rugby union club competition that is played in France. Created in 1892, the Top 14 is at the top of the national league system operated by the National Rugby League (France), France National Rugby League, also ...

and

Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its home ...

Premiership Rugby Premiership Rugby, officially known as Gallagher Premiership Rugby, or the Gallagher Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is an English professional rugby union competition, consisting of 10 clubs, and is the top division of the English rugby ...

Career

Born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, Hamilton came through the academy at the

Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby c ...

before moving to the

, making his professional debut for the club in the 2010–11 season against Exeter in the Anglo-Welsh Cup. In April 2012 he was named in the

Wales Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...

Under-20 squad for the Junior World Cup in South Africa. At the competition he played alongside future Wales internationals Rob Evans,

Samson Lee Samson Lee (born 30 November 1992) is a Welsh former professional rugby union player. Lee played for the Scarlets, as well as local teams Llanelli and Ammanford. His position is prop forward. Lee has represented Wales, making his debut against A ...

and

Ellis Jenkins Ellis Jenkins (born 29 April 1993) is a Welsh rugby union flanker who currently plays for the Cardiff Rugby and for the Wales national team. Career Cardiff Rugby Jenkins made his debut for Cardiff in 2011 having previously played for their ...

and was part of the starting Wales XV that defeated New Zealand, the first team ever to beat New Zealand at U20 level. Hamilton left the Blues to join

SU Agen Sporting Union Agen Lot-et-Garonne (), commonly referred to as SU Agen, Agen () or SUALG, is a French professional rugby union club based in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne that competes in the Pro D2, France's second division of rugby. Founded in 1908, ...

for the 2014–15 season, citing a lack of game time as one of his reasons for leaving. Agen won promotion that season from the

Pro D2 The Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was introduced in 2000. It ...

to the

. Hamilton signed for

ahead of the 2016–17 season. On 24 October 2017 Hamilton was called up for the squad for the

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. He qualifies through his Scottish father. On 18 November 2017 he made his debut against at

Murrayfield Murrayfield is an area to the west of Edinburgh city centre in Scotland. It is to the east of Corstorphine and north of Balgreen, Saughtonhall and Roseburn. The A8 road (Scotland), A8 road runs east–west through the south of the area. Murra ...

as a first half replacement. On 5 June 2019, Hamilton signed with

NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes Red Hurricanes Osaka is a Japanese rugby union team owned by NTT Communications. They qualified for the 2011–12 Top League, 2011–12 season and finished 12th place overall. The team rebranded in 2022, ahead of the rebranding of the Top League ...

in the Japan Rugby Top League for the 2019 season on a short-term contract. On 8 July 2020, Hamilton returns to France to sign for

in the

for the 2020–21 season.

References

External links

Cardiff RFC profile
1992 births Living people Cardiff Rugby players Leicester Tigers players Rugby union players from Pembroke Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union locks SU Agen Lot-et-Garonne players Scottish expatriate rugby union players in France {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub