Jack Bracken (rugby union)

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Jack Bracken
Date of birth (2005-10-15) 15 October 2005 (age 19) [1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Notable relative(s) Kyran Bracken (father)
Charlie Bracken (brother)
Rugby union career
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024- ‎  Saracens ()
2024- Ampthill RUFC ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2024- England U20

Jack Bracken (born 15 October 2005) is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays as a winger for Saracens and has played for the England under-20 team. He is the son of former England scrum-half Kyran Bracken.

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Early life

He started playing Rugby in his back garden with his brothers and later started playing for St Albans Rugby Club. [3]

Club career

A product of the academy at Saracens, he is capable of playing full-back or wing. [4] He scored his first try for Saracens in the Premiership Rugby Cup in 2024. [5] He also played on loan for Ampthill RUFC in the RFU Championship during the 2024-25 season. [6]

International career

He was an England U18 international in 2023. [7] He scored a hat-trick of tries on debut playing as a winger for the England national under-20 rugby union team against Argentina U20 at the World Rugby U20s Championship in July 2024. [8] [9]

Personal life

The son of former England rugby Union international Kyran Bracken and his wife Victoria, he has two brothers Charlie and Lachlan. They were brought up in Hadley Wood. [10] [11]

Honours

England U20

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References

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