James Verity-Amm

James Nicholas Verity-Amm (born 8 June 1994) is a South African rugby union player. Currently released, he previously played for the in the United Rugby Championship and for the in the Currie Cup. He did play as a winger or full-back.

Rugby career

2013–2015: Youth and Varsity Shield rugby

Verity-Amm was born in Kroonstad, but grew up in the Western Cape, where he attended Hottentots Holland High School in Somerset West. In 2013, Verity-Amm made two appearances for the Cape Town-based in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.

He played Varsity Shield rugby for in 2014 and 2015. He scored four tries in seven appearances in 2014 – including two in a match against – as UWC struggled in the competition, finishing second-bottom on the log. In 2015, Verity-Amm endured a purple patch, scoring hat-tricks in both of their matches against , and away to eventual runner-up , and two tries against , to finish as the competition's top scorer with eleven tries in seven starts.

He also featured for in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship, making three appearances, including one in the final, where he scored a late try to round off his side's 52–17 victory over to secure the title.

2016–present: Western Force and Perth Spirit

In 2016, Verity-Amm moved to Perth in Australia, where he joined the Future Force, the academy of the Western Force Super Rugby franchise. He was named in the Perth Spirit squad for the 2016 National Rugby Championship, but failed to feature in any matches.

After featuring for the Western Force against the Perth Spirit at a pre-season trial match in January 2017 which saw him score a hat-trick of tries in a 22–14 win, Verity-Amm was then named in the starting line-up for their home match against the in Round Ten of the 2017 Super Rugby season.