Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 89 kg (14.0 st; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jason Higgins (born 28 March 1995) is an Irish-born Canadian rugby union player, currently playing for the Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the Canadian national team. His preferred position is scrum-half. [2]
Higgins signed for Major League Rugby side Toronto Arrows for the 2021 Major League Rugby season. [3] Higgins made his debut for Canada in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers. [4] [5]
In January 2022, it was announced that Higgins had signed for the San Diego Legion. [6] The Chicago Hounds obtained Higgins for the 2024 Major League Rugby season through a trade with the San Diego Legion which sent Hugh Roach to the Legion. [7]