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.
As a child, May spent time playing and training at Wootton Bassett RFC in their Mini & Junior teams.
[6] 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'.
[12] 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.
[14] May scored the opening try in the 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup final as Gloucester were defeated by Stade Français at Murrayfield to finish runners up.
[15] In August 2017 it was announced May had signed for Leicester Tigers in a swap deal with Ed Slater, after activating a little known clause in his Gloucester contract.
[18] He made his last appearance for Gloucester in the final of the 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium which saw them beaten by Sharks to finish runners up.
[22] He was a member of the side that finished fourth at the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship and recorded the final try of their semi-final defeat to Australia.
[23] In January 2012 May made his first appearances for the England A team coming off the bench against Ireland Wolfhounds and then making his first start at that level against Scotland the following week.
[26] May was included in the squad for the 2013 tour of Argentina and on 15 June 2013 he made his Test debut starting in the last fixture as England won the series.
[40][41][42] May was top try scorer during the 2019 Six Nations Championship, scoring six tries in total including a hat-trick against France and one apiece against Ireland, Italy and Scotland.
[50] In February 2021, May became England's second highest try scorer, surpassing Will Greenwood and Ben Cohen after scoring his thirty-second test try during the 2021 Six Nations Championship.