Jason Tovey

Jason Tovey
Full name Jason Leighton Tovey
Date of birth (1989-04-28) April 28, 1989
Place of birth Newport, Wales
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School Cwmcarn High School
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Fullback, Fly Half, Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)

2006–2007
2007–2008
2008–
Cross Keys RFC
Newport RFC
Bedwas RFC
Newport RFC
?
15
17
8
?
(30)
(62)
(61)
correct as of 20 May 2009 (UTC).
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008–12, 2013-16
2012–13
2016–
NG Dragons

Cardiff Blues
Edinburgh
164

0
3
(966)

(0)
(30)
correct as of 29 April 2016.
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008–2009 Wales U20 10 (39)
correct as of 20 May 2009 (UTC).

Jason Tovey (born 28 April 1989 in Newport, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union player who plays at Fly Half and has represented the Wales under-20 team.

Newport RFC

He started his career at the age of 15 playing a full season at fullback for Newport RFC. Previously he played for Risca RFC.

Newport Gwent Dragons

Usually a full back or fly half, Tovey spent two years with the Dragons Academy. He played a full season for Newport RFC at full back at the age of seventeen and was then moved to fly half. Tovey made his debut for Newport Gwent Dragons against the Ospreys in a Magners League defeat on Friday 25 April 2008 [1]On 22 February 2009 he became the first Dragons player to score a hat-trick of tries in an official match, scoring 23 of the 26 points in the win over Ulster at Rodney Parade.

In May 2010 he was voted Young Player of the Year at the Welsh professional players awards [2]

Cardiff Blues

On 23 March 2012, it was announced that Tovey would move to Cardiff Blues for the 2012–13 season.[3]

Return to the Dragons

Tovey rejoined Newport Gwent Dragons for the start of the 2013–14 season[4]

International

In June 2011 he was named the Wales national rugby union team 45-man training squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup.[5]

References

External links

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