Josh Adams

Joshua Huw Adams (born 21 April 1995) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff and the Wales national team.

Club career Adams began his career with Llanelli and made his debut against Pontypridd in 2013. He went on to make a total of 30 appearances for the club, scoring 9 tries. He made his only Scarlets appearance in the Anglo-Welsh Cup defeat to Cardiff Rugby in 2014. He is also a previous Wales U20 international.

In May 2015, it was announced that Adams would move to Worcester from the 2015–16 season. In February 2016, Adams moved on loan to National League 1 side Cinderford until the end of the 2015–16 season.

On 22 December 2017, Adams scored two tries in a 23–8 win over relegation rivals London Irish, making him the top try scorer in the Premiership around the close of December 2017.

On 19 March 2019, Cardiff Rugby announced the signing of Adams on a long-term contract from the start of the 2019-2020 Pro14 season.

International career Wales

In January 2018, Adams was called up to the Wales senior squad for the 2018 Six Nations Championship, and on 30 January he was named in the starting line-up for Wales' opening game at home to Scotland.

On 23 February 2019, Adams sealed a Six Nations third round win for Wales against England at the Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. A cross field kick from Welsh teammate Dan Biggar was gathered in the air by Adams and grounded. It was Adam's third try for Wales and meant England were all but defeated in the match. With Wales moving to first, heading into the fourth week of the 2019 Six Nations Championship. Wales won the Six Nations grand slam.

On 9 October 2019 Adams scored a hat-trick in a 29–17 win over Fiji at the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The win secured Wales's place in the quarter finals. Adams ended the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan as the top try-scorer for the competition.

On 1 February 2020 Adams scored a hat-trick for Wales in the 42-0 Six Nations win over Italy.

Adams was chosen for the 2022 Six Nations Championship, achieving tries against both England and Italy. He won Man of the Match against Italy, but gave his medal to Ange Capuozzo after the game.

Adams was selected for the 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals. During the match against Japan, Adams was shown a yellow card that qualified for an off-field bunker review for a dangerous clear out on Kippei Ishida. He received a two-match ban, which meant he could not play in any further matches in the autumn

Adams was named in the squad for the 2026 Six Nations by Steve Tandy.

British and Irish Lions On 6 May 2021, Adams was selected to represent the British & Irish Lions in the 2021 tour to South Africa. At the time of selection, Adams' wife Georgia was heavily pregnant.

On 26 June 2021, Adams made his Lions debut in a pre-tour warm up match against Japan at Murrayfield. Adams scored the opening try of the game as the Lions ran out 28-10 winners. Adams was then selected to play in the first provincial game of the tour against the Sigma Lions on 3 July 2021. Adams finished the game having scored four tries, becoming the first Lion since Shane Williams in 2005 to do so. Following Covid complications, Adams was drafted into the side for the following tour game against Cell C Sharks. Starting in an unfamiliar role at fullback, Adams maintained his strong start to the tour by scoring a hattrick of tries, taking his total to eight from three games.

Career statistics List of international tries

16 June 2018 Estadio Estanislao López, Santa Fe, Argentina

2018 Wales rugby union tour to Argentina and the United States

9 February 2019 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy

2019 Six Nations Championship

23 February 2019 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

2019 Six Nations Championship

9 March 2019 Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland

2019 Six Nations Championship

23 September 2019 Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan

2019 Rugby World Cup

13 October 2019 Egao Kenko Stadium, Kumamoto, Japan

2019 Rugby World Cup

27 October 2019 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan

2019 Rugby World Cup

1 November 2019 Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

2019 Rugby World Cup

27 February 2021 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

2021 Six Nations Championship

13 March 2021 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy

2021 Six Nations Championship

20 March 2021 Stade de France, Paris, France

2021 Six Nations Championship

26 June 2021 Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Scotland

2021 British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa

26 February 2022 Twickenham Stadium, London, England

2022 Six Nations Championship

19 March 2022 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

2022 Six Nations Championship

9 July 2022 Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa

2022 mid-year rugby union tests

10 September 2023 Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

2023 Rugby World Cup