Jake Abbott
| Birth name | Jake Abbott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Worcester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Worcester Sixth Form College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jake Abbott (born 4 February 1988) is an English rugby union player who has played most of his career as a flanker for Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership.
Club career
[edit]Worcester
[edit]Malvern born and bred, Abbott has been connected with the Warriors since the age of 6 playing for the Minis/Juniors and is a product of the Warriors Academy system[1] Abbott has worked his way through the entire system to become a first team star.
Abbott first broke into the team at Warriors in October 2008 when he started the EDF Energy Cup game with London Irish. Less than a month later he scored his first senior try in the same competition against Harlequins.
Following the Worcester Warriors relegation to the RFU Championship at the end of the 2009/2010 season, Abbott signed a one-year deal committing his future to helping the Warriors regain premiership rugby, but his efforts were cut short as he suffered a severe knee Injury in October 2010.[2] Abbott was ruled out for the remainder of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury sidelining him for 6 months, having had a bright and promising start to the campaign.
In January 2011, it was confirmed that Abbott had committed a further two years to playing for the Worcester Warriors by signing a new deal which would keep him at the club until the end of the 2013 season.[3]
Abbott was ruled out for the majority of the 2014 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee.
Griffins
[edit]In 2014, Abbott became one of America's first full-time professional rugby players by joining Griffins Rugby in Dallas, Texas on a three-year deal.[4]
International
[edit]Abbott was included in the England Sevens squad in December 2009, making his debut in the Dubai stage of the world sevens tournament.[citation needed] Abbott turned down an opportunity to play for England in the Commonwealth Games, however, wanting instead to focus on his performances for the Warriors.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Abbot player profile". Worcester Warriors. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009.
- ^ "Injured Warriors flanker Jake Abbott out for six months". BBC Sport. 13 October 2010. Archived from the original on 14 October 2010.
- ^ a b "Jake Abbott signs new two-year Worcester Warriors deal". BBC Sport. 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011.
- ^ "Premiership and England Sevens, Jake Abbott signs for Griffins Rugby Club" (Press release). Griffins Rugby. 12 September 2014. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2015.