Rhys Jacks

Rhys Jacks (born 21 January 1990) is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays for the Easts Tigers in the Intrust Super Cup. He previously played for the Sheffield Eagles in the Kingstone Press Championship in 2016, and for the Toronto Wolfpack during their inaugural season in 2017. Jacks played as a Canada international in 2015. He plays as a scrum-half and can also operate as a hooker.

Rhys Jacks
Personal information
Born (1990-01-21) 21 January 1990
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight13 st 10 lb (87 kg)
Playing information
PositionScrum-half, Hooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–15 Souths Logan Magpies 33 6 0 0 24
2016 Sheffield Eagles 15 2 0 0 8
2017 Toronto Wolfpack 22 6 0 0 24
2018 Sunshine Coast Falcons 17 0 0 0 0
2019 Easts Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 87 14 0 0 56
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2015 Canada 2 0 0 0 0
As of 10 December 2018
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Jacks was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He is of Canadian descent by way of his grandfather who was born in Toronto. Jacks does not have a Canadian passport as citizenship is limited to only the first-generation born outside of Canada.[4]

Career

Jacks has played for the Souths Logan Magpies in the Queensland Cup and was previously in the system of the Easts Tigers.[5]

Jacks is a Canadian international. His brother Ryley Jacks is a fellow representative for Canada.[6]

Jacks joined the Toronto Wolfpack in 2017.[7] Later that year, in October, he was named as one of five players to leave the Wolfpack before the 2018 season.[8] He was released to make room for other international players; per Rugby Football League (RFL) rules a club may not have more than five overseas quota players—those from outside the United Kingdom and the European Union, and in the Wolfpack's case also Canada, the United States and Jamaica—as he does not hold Canadian citizenship.[4]

Upon return to his native Australia for the 2018 season, Jacks signed with the Sunshine Coast Falcons.[9] Jacks returned to his initial rugby league organization of the Easts Tigers for the 2019 season.[10]

References
  1. loverugbyleague
  2. Rugby League Project
  4. "Canada rugby captain deemed an import in Canada | Toronto Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. "Rhys Jacks". QRL. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  6. "Bulls sign halfback". Bradford Bulls. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  7. "Toronto Wolfpack sign Canada captain Rhys Jacks and Blake Wallace". Sky Sports. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  8. "Toronto Wolfpack Confirm Departing Players". torontowolfpack.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. Taylor, Steele. "Rhys Jacks to be pitched into action for Falcons". Sunshine Coast Daily. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  10. "Experience headlines Easts Tigers player gains". Queensland Rugby League. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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