Jackson Pugh

Jackson Pugh
Born (2000-02-03) 3 February 2000
Perth, Australia
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight113 kg (249 lb; 17 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Number 8, Flanker
Current team Skyactivs Hiroshima
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019 Force 0 (0)
2023– Skyactivs Hiroshima 38 (115)
Correct as of 4 March 2022
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2022 Auckland 11 (15)
Correct as of 14 October 2022
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2023 Force 13 (15)
Correct as of 5 February 2024

Jackson Pugh (born 3 February 2000) is an Australian rugby union player who played occasionally for the Force in Super Rugby while associated with the Perth local club, Palmyra Rugby Union Club. His playing position is lock and was named in the Force squad for the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season.[1] He made his debut for the Force in Round 3 of the 2022 Super Rugby Pacific season against the Reds.[2] After a Super Rugby season ebded he was seconded by Western Force to finish the southern hemisphere season playing Lock or Number 8 for Auckland in the 2022 season of the Bunnings NPC.

After that experience, he made the decision to seek an early release from his contract with the Western Force to pursue overseas opportunities. He decided to leave Western Australia for (possibly Europe and then) Japan, where, as of 2026, he is still playing.

Reference list

  1. ↑ "Squad list announcement!" (Press release). Western Force. 22 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "O'Connor stars as Reds beat Force in Perth". SANZAAR. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.