Jack Cobden

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Jack Cobden
Jack Cobden 2015.jpg
Jack Cobden attending a rugby union match in 2015
Birth nameJack Cobden
Date of birth (1989-03-26) 26 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth England
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
Notable relative(s) Beth Cobden (sister) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Current team CSM București
Youth career
2005–2009 Leicester Tigers 3 senior caps 10 first team appearances 2nd team 40
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2013
2013–2019
Nottingham RFC
CSM București
99
75
(160)
(175)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007
2009
2017–
England U18
England U20
Romania
6
4
3
(5)
(0)
(10)
Correct as of 2 July 2017

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.

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Career

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]

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References

  1. "Jack Cobden: Former England junior winger targets World Cup 2019 place for Romania". www.bbc.co.uk. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. "Romania Rugby Union debuts". 22 March 2017.

| Jack Cobden at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)