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| Born | Sean Fergus Lamont (1981-01-15)15 January 1981 (age 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Belvoir High School[1] King Edward VII School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Sheffield Hallam University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Rory Lamont (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Rugby coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sean Lamont (born 15 January 1981) is aScottish former internationalrugby union player and now Strength and Conditioning Coach. He played atcentre and on thewing. He gained 105 caps forScotland before retiring from international rugby in 2017.
Lamont was born on 15 January 1981 inPerth, Scotland. He attended Sheffield Hallam University where he studied Sports Science between 1999 and 2002. Additionally whilst at Sheffield Hallam he played alongside the likes ofChris Jones (Sale and England) andDave Strettle (Harlequins and England).
Lamont has played forGlasgow Hawks.[2]
In 2000 Lamont joinedRotherham and was the club’s under-21 captain in 2001. In the summer of 2003 he leftRotherham and joinedGlasgow Rugby, where he went on to have a very successful first season and cemented himself as a fans' favourite at Hughenden.In the summer of 2005 Lamont joinedNorthampton Saints fromGlasgow.[3] Then, 13 days later, he added to his growing reputation by scoring four tries in one game againstSaracens.[4] Lamont is the first Saints player to achieve this since another Scot, Craig Moir, in 1996.
In May 2009 Lamont joined theScarlets of Wales.[5]He has signed forGlasgow for the 2012–13 season, joining his brother Rory at the club[6]
In March 2017 Lamont announced his forthcoming retirement from professional rugby at the end of Glasgow's 2016-17 season.[7] A fan petition was subsequently launched on ScotlandRugbyNews.com asking Lamont to recreate his iconic peroxide blonde hair with orange gloves, as per his breakthrough season in 2004.[8]
At the2002 Commonwealth Gamessevens tournament he representedScotland.[9]
Lamont earned his first cap forScotland againstManu Samoa on their tour in the summer of 2004.[10] On hisMurrayfield debut he scored a try against theAustralians in the autumn of 2004.[11] InScotland's2005 Six Nations Championship match againstItaly he was namedman of the match.
Furthermore, Lamont helped the side to an historic victory for Scotland against the hopeful Grand Slam winners (France) in Scotland'sSix Nations stunning 20–16 victory on 5 February 2006 by scoring two tries, one of which he joined a maul and used his strength and power to bundle over the line and take the Scots to victory.[12] On 26 February 2006, he played a major part in the Scotland squad's victory over England to win the Calcutta Cup by 18–12.
Lamont was picked consistently through the2007 Six Nations Championship for Scotland. In November 2007, Lamont suffered up a serious knee injury early on in a Saints versusPertemps Bees match, putting him out for the rest of the season.[13]
Despite starting in Scotlands first match of the2009 Six Nations Championship, against Wales at Murrayfield, Lamont was dropped for the remainder of the tournament after a dip in club form was carried onto the international stage. He lost out toThom Evans andSimon Danielli. Lamont's power and influence was missed as Scotland disappointed once again. Lamont's move to the Scarlets followed and in November 2009, under the guidance of new Scotland coachAndy Robinson, Lamont returned to the international stage. He played three November Tests, including a dramatic win over Australia at Murrayfield.
Lamont was ever present again during the2010 Six Nations Championship as Scotland showed signs of resurgence under Andy Robinson. He also played in Scotland's notable 2–0 series win overArgentina during theSummer Internationals.
Lamont won his 100th cap in the victory over Samoa in the 2015 Rugby World Cup. He became only the second Scottish player to achieve 100 caps, after Chris Paterson (109). In March 2017 he announced his retirement from international rugby.[14]
Lamont moved on to become a Strength and Conditioning Coach for theScottish Rugby Academy. He is now the Team Manager and S&C coach for the GB Rugby SVNS team.[15]
Lamont was voted The Famous Grouse Player of the Season 2007, narrowly beatingChris Paterson,Simon Taylor andKelly Brown to the award.
Lamont's younger brotherRory was also a Scotland international rugby union player, with two playing together for Scotland on a number of occasions.[16]
Lamont has two children.[citation needed]