James Leigh Hamilton (born 17 November 1982) is a Scottish former rugby union player who made 63 international appearances for the Scotland national team.

[2] Hamilton was born and raised in Swindon, England, to a Scottish soldier father and a half-English half-Chinese mother.

[citation needed] Hamilton played for England at under-19[2] and under-21 level, but opted for senior honours with Scotland.

[6] On 12 December 2012, it was announced Hamilton would leave Gloucester at the end of the season to join French club Montpellier on a three-year contract.

[11][12] On 2 September 2015, Hamilton announced his retirement from international rugby after Vern Cotter had not selected him for Scotland's World Cup squad[13] In August 2016, Hamilton co-founded a sports marketing company with Ian Ascough called Those Fellas.