Jacob Stockdale

Jacob Stockdale (born 3 April 1996) is a Northern Irish professional rugby union player who currently plays for Ulster and for Ireland. He plays on the wing. He is commonly known by his nickname ‘the Lisburn Lomu’.

Jacob Stockdale
Date of birth (1996-04-03) 3 April 1996
Place of birthLurgan, Northern Ireland
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight100 kg (15 st 10 lb; 220 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Wing, Fullback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016– Ulster 59 (135)
Correct as of 11 September 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–16
2017–		 Ireland under-20
Ireland		 13
28		 (50)
(80)
Correct as of 23 February 2020

Career

His development was helped by the coaching staff at Lurgan Rugby Club. It was here he got scouted by the Ulster setup.

He has represented Ireland Under 20s and made his debut for the senior Ulster side as a 19-year-old in 2015. He played for Ireland U20 at the 2015 and 2016 editions of the World Rugby Under 20 Championship

On 16 May 2017, Stockdale was named in the Ireland squad for the 2017 Summer Tour.[2] On 10 June 2017, Stockdale made his senior debut for Ireland when he played against the United States in a one-off test in the Red Bull Arena, New Jersey, scoring a try in the 55–19 Irish victory.[3] Stockdale played his first home game for Ireland on 11 November 2017, against the South Africa where he scored a try.[4] Two weeks later in the same November series he won 'man of the match' award scoring two tries in Ireland's 28–19 victory over Argentina.[5]

In the 2018 Six Nations Championship, Stockdale scored seven tries in the games against Italy, Wales, Scotland and England, setting a new record for the most tries in the Six Nations Championship as Ireland won the Grand Slam.[6] Stockdale was also named as the 2018 Six Nations Player of the Championship.[7] In November 2018, Stockdale scored the try that secured Ireland their first ever victory against the All Blacks on Irish soil.[8]

Statistics

International tries
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResult
1 United StatesHarrisonRed Bull Arena2017 Ireland Tour10 June 2017Won
2 South AfricaDublinAviva Stadium2017 November Tests11 November 2017Won
3-4 ArgentinaDublinAviva Stadium2017 November Tests25 November 2017Won
5-6 ItalyDublinAviva Stadium2018 Six Nations10 February 2018Won
7-8 WalesDublinAviva Stadium2018 Six Nations24 February 2018Won
9-10 ScotlandDublinAviva Stadium2018 Six Nations10 March 2018Won
11 EnglandLondonTwickenham Stadium2018 Six Nations17 March 2018Won
12 New ZealandDublinAviva Stadium2018 November Tests17 November 2018Won
13 ScotlandEdinburghMurrayfield2019 Six Nations9 February 2019Won
14 ItalyRomeRome2019 Six Nations24 February 2019Won
15-16 WalesCardiffMillennium Stadium2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up31 August 2019Won

Correct as of 1 September 2019[9]

Honours

Ireland

Awards

Personal life

Stockdale is a Christian (his father is a Presbyterian minister), and prays before each game.[12][13]

References
  1. rjblake. "Senior Team".
  2. "Eight Uncapped Players In Ireland Summer Tour Squad". irishrugby.ie. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. "Earls Excels As Ireland Kick Off Tour With New Jersey Win". irishrugby.ie. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. "Autumn international: Ireland 38-3 South Africa". BBC Sport. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. "Autumn international: Ireland 28-19 Argentina". BBC Sport. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. "Stockdale: From school fringe player to record breaker". BBC Sport. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. "'It's an absolute honour' - Stockdale named Six Nations Player of the Championship". The 42. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  8. "As it happened: Stockdale scores try as Ireland beat New Zealand in Dublin thriller". Belfast Telegraph. 17 November 2018.
  9. Jacob Stockdale, ESPN Scrum, 9 February 2019
  10. O'Connor, Ruaidhri (20 March 2018). "All 30 of Ireland's Grand Slam contributors rated - but one man comes out on top". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  11. "Jacob Stockdale named Six Nations Player of the Tournament as Ireland claim top four spots". Irish Independent. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  12. Leonard, Victoria (26 February 2019). "How Ireland rugby hero Jacob Stockdale tackles being Christian in rugby world". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  13. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/religion-and-beliefs/jacob-stockdale-i-pray-before-the-game-i-pray-after-the-game-i-pray-during-the-game-sometimes-1.3810978
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