Birth name | Jack Andrew Clement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 27 February 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Walsall, West Midlands, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Cheltenham College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Clement (born 27 February 2001) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a flanker for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester.
Clement began his rugby career at Bournside School when he was fourteen and went on to captain Cheltenham College. [1] [2] He joined the academy of Gloucester aged seventeen and made his senior debut during the 2019–20 season. [1] [2]
In February 2018 Clement was selected for the England Under-17 team and later that year made his England U18 debut against France in the International summer Series playing all three games during their tour of South Africa. [1] [3] He played twice for England U20 in the curtailed 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [4] [5] Later that year Clement received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones for a training camp. [6]
Clement started every game for the England side that completed a grand slam in the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [7] He was player of the match against Ireland and scored his only try of the competition during the penultimate round against Wales. [8] [9] A candidate for player of the tournament, however this honour was awarded to teammate and captain of the side, Jack van Poortvliet. [10]
In February 2024 he was called up to the England A team. [11]
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