Rhys Jacks

Rhys Jacks
Personal information
Born (1990-01-21) 21 January 1990
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 13 st 10 lb (87 kg)
Playing information
Position Scrum-half, Hooker

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Sheffield Eagles 15 2 0 0 8
2017 Toronto Wolfpack 22 6 0 0 24
Total 37 8 0 0 32
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Canada 2 0 0 0 0
As of 10 February 2018
Source: [1][2]

Rhys Jacks (born 21 January 1990) is a Canadian international rugby league footballer who plays for the Sunshine Coast Falcons in the Intrust Super Cup. He played for the Toronto Wolfpack during their inaugural season. He previously played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Kingstone Press Championship. He plays as a scrum-half and can also operate as a hooker.

Background

Jacks was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is of Canadian descent.

Career

Jacks has played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup and was previously in the system of the Easts Tigers.[3]

Jacks is a Canadian international. His brother Ryley Jacks is a fellow representative for Canada.[4]

Jacks joined the Toronto Wolfpack in 2017.[5] Later that year, in October, he was named as one of five players to leave the Wolfpack before the 2018 season.[6] He was released to make room for incoming international players, despite representing Canada internationally he does not count as Canadian per Rugby Football League rules.[7]

References

  1. ↑ loverugbyleague
  2. ↑ Rugby League Project
  3. ↑ "Rhys Jacks". QRL. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  4. ↑ "Bulls sign halfback". Bradford Bulls. 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  5. ↑ "Toronto Wolfpack sign Canada captain Rhys Jacks and Blake Wallace". Sky Sports. 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Toronto Wolfpack Confirm Departing Players". torontowolfpack.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Canada rugby captain deemed an import in Canada | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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