Birth name | Aaron Ronald Jarvis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 May 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Exeter, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | [[Honiton Community College]] [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Assistant coach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Aaron Jarvis (born 20 May 1986) is a former Wales international rugby union player. A prop forward he had previously played for the Dragons, ASM Clermont Auvergne, [3] Ospreys and Bath. He was an assistant coach for the Dallas Jackals in the Major League Rugby (MLR). [4]
In February 2011, it was announced that Jarvis had signed for the Ospreys for the 2011–12 season. [5]
Jarvis joined the Dragons for the 2018–19 season. He retired at the end of 2021 to take up a coaching position for the Dallas Jackals.
Jarvis departed from Dallas Jackals along with other coaching and management staff further to an ownership change in 2022.
Jarvis became Head of Rugby at Ivybridge Community and Forwards Coach at Plymouth Albion "Aaron Jarvis signs two year deal".</ref>
Jarvis is eligible to represent Wales as his grandmother was born in Wales. In October 2012 Jarvis was named in the 35 man Wales squad for the Autumn international series. [6] He made his international debut on 10 November 2012 against Argentina in Cardiff.
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