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Jonny May
Jonathan James May (born 1 April 1990) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Pro D2 club Soyaux Angoulême and formerly for the England national team.
May began his senior career at Gloucester, and also played for Moseley on loan. He moved to Leicester Tigers in 2017 and returned to Gloucester in July 2020. He made his debut for England in 2013. He earned 78 caps and scored 36 tries making him England's second highest try scorer. He announced his retirement from international rugby in October 2023.
May was born in Chiseldon, Wiltshire. He studied at St Francis before he attended The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College. As a child, May spent time playing and training at Wootton Bassett RFC in their Mini & Junior teams. He also trained with the academy of Swindon Town.
May then studied at Hartpury College, where he was a member of Hartpury College RFC, coached by Allan Lewis in a team that included future Wales and Lions wing Alex Cuthbert. A stint in Canberra led to a short spell with ACT Brumbies academy.
After joining Gloucester's rugby academy, May made his first start for Gloucester Rugby in a pre-season friendly against Bath on 15 August 2009, and the next weekend he scored a try against Connacht after he had come off the bench. His first taste of first team action came in the Heineken Cup when he replaced Charlie Sharples against Newport Gwent Dragons and just over a month later he made his first start against London Wasps in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, playing on the wing.
On 20 February 2010, May was a late replacement for Gloucester's match against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road Stadium after Fuimaono-Sapolu pulled out with a 'dead leg'. Although Gloucester lost, May played well and scored a try on his Premiership debut. May made two more starts for Gloucester during the remainder of the season against London Wasps and Northampton Saints. During the 2009–10 campaign he also played for Championship club Moseley on loan.
In January 2012 May scored two tries from full-back at Kingsholm Stadium against Toulouse in the Heineken Cup. In March 2012 he was named as the inaugural winner of the LV= Breakthrough Player Award. May was named Gloucester's Young Player of the Year for 2011–2012, and his stunning solo effort against Harlequins was named Try-of-the-Season at the Aviva Premiership Awards. In December 2012, May signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season.
On 24 October 2014, May signed a new long-term contract with Gloucester. At the end of that campaign, he scored the winning try in the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup semi-final victory over Exeter Chiefs. He started the final as Gloucester overcame Edinburgh to lift the trophy.
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Jonny May
Jonathan James May (born 1 April 1990) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for Pro D2 club Soyaux Angoulême and formerly for the England national team.
May began his senior career at Gloucester, and also played for Moseley on loan. He moved to Leicester Tigers in 2017 and returned to Gloucester in July 2020. He made his debut for England in 2013. He earned 78 caps and scored 36 tries making him England's second highest try scorer. He announced his retirement from international rugby in October 2023.
May was born in Chiseldon, Wiltshire. He studied at St Francis before he attended The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College. As a child, May spent time playing and training at Wootton Bassett RFC in their Mini & Junior teams. He also trained with the academy of Swindon Town.
May then studied at Hartpury College, where he was a member of Hartpury College RFC, coached by Allan Lewis in a team that included future Wales and Lions wing Alex Cuthbert. A stint in Canberra led to a short spell with ACT Brumbies academy.
After joining Gloucester's rugby academy, May made his first start for Gloucester Rugby in a pre-season friendly against Bath on 15 August 2009, and the next weekend he scored a try against Connacht after he had come off the bench. His first taste of first team action came in the Heineken Cup when he replaced Charlie Sharples against Newport Gwent Dragons and just over a month later he made his first start against London Wasps in the Anglo-Welsh Cup, playing on the wing.
On 20 February 2010, May was a late replacement for Gloucester's match against Leicester Tigers at Welford Road Stadium after Fuimaono-Sapolu pulled out with a 'dead leg'. Although Gloucester lost, May played well and scored a try on his Premiership debut. May made two more starts for Gloucester during the remainder of the season against London Wasps and Northampton Saints. During the 2009–10 campaign he also played for Championship club Moseley on loan.
In January 2012 May scored two tries from full-back at Kingsholm Stadium against Toulouse in the Heineken Cup. In March 2012 he was named as the inaugural winner of the LV= Breakthrough Player Award. May was named Gloucester's Young Player of the Year for 2011–2012, and his stunning solo effort against Harlequins was named Try-of-the-Season at the Aviva Premiership Awards. In December 2012, May signed a two-year contract extension with Gloucester until the end of the 2014–15 season.
On 24 October 2014, May signed a new long-term contract with Gloucester. At the end of that campaign, he scored the winning try in the 2014–15 European Rugby Challenge Cup semi-final victory over Exeter Chiefs. He started the final as Gloucester overcame Edinburgh to lift the trophy.
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