Jacob Beetham

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Jacob Beetham
Date of birth (2001-04-18) 18 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Brecon, Wales
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
School Ysgol Calon Cymru
Cardiff and Vale College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full-back
Current team Cardiff
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Glamorgan Wanderers ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– Cardiff RFC 21 (164)
2021– Cardiff Rugby 16 (3)
Correct as of 18:06, 29 June 2024 (UTC)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2021 Wales U20 7 (10)
2024– Wales 1 (0)
Correct as of 18:06, 29 June 2024 (UTC)

Jacob Beetham (born 18 April 2001) is a Welsh rugby union player, who plays as a full-back for United Rugby Championship side Cardiff Rugby. [1]

Contents

Early life

Beetham was born in Brecon, Powys, and educated at the Builth Wells campus of Ysgol Calon Cymru. [2] He attended Cardiff and Vale College. [3]

Club career

Cardiff Rugby

Beetham was part of the Cardiff academy until under-18 level. He departed the academy and played for Glamorgan Wanderers, before rejoining the academy during the 2019–20 season. [4] [5]

Beetham was named in the Cardiff academy squad for the 2021–22 season. [6] He made his debut for Cardiff in the first round of the 2021–22 European Rugby Champions Cup against Toulouse, starting at full-back. [7] During the match, he received a red card for a high tackle, and was subsequently banned for three weeks. [8]

In September 2022, while playing for Cardiff RFC, Beetham suffered an ACL injury which ruled him out for the remainder of the season. [9]

Ahead of the 2023–24 season, Beetham signed an extension with Cardiff's academy, while training with the senior squad. [10]

On 2 February 2024, Beetham signed a new contract with Cardiff. [11]

International career

Wales U20

Beetham was selected for Wales U20 for the 2020 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [12] During the match against England, he was taken out in the air by opposing full-back Freddie Steward and injured. Steward was banned for four weeks following his citing. [13]

Beetham remained in the squad for the 2021 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [14]

Wales

Ahead of the 2024 Six Nations Championship, Beetham was targeted by Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend. [15] Beetham joined the Wales squad to train during the tournament, but was not officially called up. [16]

Beetham was called up to the senior Wales squad by Warren Gatland in June 2024 for the tour to Australia. [17] Beetham made his international debut on 22 June 2024, coming on as a replacement against South Africa. [18]

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  10. ↑ "Seven academy stars sign contracts at CAP". Cardiff Rugby. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
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