Ed Jenkins (rugby union)

Ed Jenkins
Date of birth (1986-05-26) 26 May 1986
Place of birth Australia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
School Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
University Sydney University
Notable relative(s) Jono Jenkins Alex Jenkins, Annabelle Jenkins, Georgia Jenkins
Occupation(s) International Rugby Player
Rugby union career
Current status
Position(s) Prop
Playing career
Position Prop
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
2007-2010 NSW Academy
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2007 Perth Spirit
Sevens national teams
Years Club / team Comps
2007-  Australia

Ed Jenkins is the current captain of the Australia 7s team that competes in the IRB Sevens World Series. The most experienced campaigner in the youthful Australian Sevens squad, captain Ed Jenkins is the second-leading try scorer in the team with 13 five-pointers this season.

Jenkins, alongside skipper Bernard Foley, is a Commonwealth Games silver-medallist and helped end Australia’s eight-year title drought on the world circuit at the London Sevens last year, scoring a try against Argentina in the semi-final to help secure Australia’s first Cup final appearance since Brisbane 2002.

He led the Australian Sevens team to win the Cup at the HSBC Tokyo round in 2012.

His identical twin brother Jono plays Super Rugby for the Waratahs. Jenkins went to Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in Sydney.

Jenkins played for the Perth Spirit in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007, scoring a hat-trick of on debut against the East Coast Aces.[1] He featured for the Shute Shield-winning Sydney University side throughout 2010 before Sevens duty saw him miss the finals series.[2]

Jenkins captained the Australia side which won Gold in the Cup Final of the 2012 Japan Sevens tournament.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Perth Spirit flog Aces 60-15 in ARC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ed Jenkins".
  3. ↑ "Australia claim Tokyo sevens title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 April 2012.
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