Jack Cobden
 Jack Cobden attending a rugby union match in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Jack Cobden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Beth Cobden (sister)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Cobden (born 26 March 1989) is an England-born Romanian rugby union player. His regular position is winger. Powerful athlete/runner, with great ariel skills. Represented England u20 in World Cup Final vs New Zealand.
Career
[edit]He started his career at Leicester Tigers. He played for England U16, U18 and U20. In 2009, he moved to Nottingham RFC, in RFU Championship. He joined Romanian SuperLiga side CSM Olimpia București in 2013.
Jack also plays for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut at the 2017 Rugby Europe Championship in a match against Belgium where he scored two tries with his first two touches.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Cobden: Former England junior winger targets World Cup 2019 place for Romania". www.bbc.co.uk. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Romania Rugby Union debuts". 22 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Jack Cobden at ESPNscrum
- Jack Cobden at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Jack Cobden at European Professional Club Rugby
- Jack Cobden at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- CSM București (rugby union) players
- English expatriate rugby union players
- English expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- English rugby union players
- Leicester Tigers players
- Nottingham R.F.C. players
- Romania international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Staffordshire
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- Romanian rugby union biography stubs