Jack Whetton
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| Birth name | Jack Whetton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Rosmini College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Gary Whetton (father) Alan Whetton (uncle) William Whetton (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jack Whetton (born 24 May 1992) is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who currently plays as a lock for the NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby AU.
Whetton started out his playing career for North Harbour, playing two years of club rugby there before debuting in the 2012 ITM Cup for Northland. He switched to Auckland for the 2013 season due to personal reasons and played 9 matches as his side made the semi-finals of the competition. His performances caught the attention of the Blues Super Rugby franchise who wanted to contract him to their wider training group for the 2013 Super Rugby season. In a controversial move, he turned down their offer and instead signed for the Brumbies in October 2012.
Whetton comes from a family with a rich rugby tradition. His father Gary played 180 games for Auckland and 58 for the All Blacks and is the chairman of the Blues franchise. His uncle Alan also played 65 tests for the All Blacks and spent 12 years with Auckland.
He was eligible to play international rugby for New Zealand, England and Australia. He qualifies for Australia through his grandfather.
On 2 December 2014, Whetton signed a short-term deal with Leicester Tigers until the end of the season.[1] On 5 June 2015, Whetton signed for third division French club USO Nevers in Federale 1 during the 2015-16 season.[2] Whetton returned to England to sign for Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship on a two-year contract, where he found his level playing his best rugby.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jack Whetton: Leicester Tigers sign son of ex-All Blacks skipper". BBC Sport. 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers lock Jack Whetton sign for French club Nevers". Le Rugby Nistere. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Yorkshire Carnegie add NZ-born second-row Jack Whetton to the ranks". Yorkshire Carnegie. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
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External links[edit]
- Jack Whetton at Premiership Rugby
- Jack Whetton at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1992 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- New Zealand people of Australian descent
- Auckland rugby union players
- Northland rugby union players
- ACT Brumbies players
- Leicester Tigers players
- Leeds Tykes players
- Highlanders (rugby union) players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Auckland
- People educated at Rosmini College
- Living people
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- USON Nevers players
- Castres Olympique players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England