External links
- Jackson Pugh at ItsRugby.co.uk
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| Date of birth | 3 February 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Perth, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (240 lb; 17 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackson Pugh (born 3 February 2000) is an Australian rugby union player who plays for the Force in Super Rugby. His playing position is lock. He was named in the Force squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season. [1] He made his debut for the Force in Round 3 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Reds. [2] He is playing Number 8 for Auckland in the 2022 season of the Bunnings NPC.
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