Rugby player
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| Full name | Mitchell Lee Jacobson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Te Awamutu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cambridge High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Waikato | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Luke Jacobson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mitch Jacobson (born 13 January 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Waikato in the ITM Cup. He also plays for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the U.S.
Jacobson was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2014 and a year later he was a member of the New Zealand side which won the 2015 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy.
Super Rugby Career
In 2019 Jacobson was selected as an injury replacement for the Chiefs and played 2 games. He was not retained for the following season however was picked for the Sunwolves in 2020 for their last year in Super Rugby.
Honours
- New England Free Jacks
References
- "Mitch Jacobson Waikato Player Profile". Mooloo Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- "Mitch Jacobson itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- "Mitch Jaconson All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union number eights
- Waikato rugby union players
- Sportspeople from Te Awamutu
- People educated at Cambridge High School, New Zealand
- Sunwolves players
- Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
- Rugby union players from Waikato
- New England Free Jacks players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in the United States