Jake Kerr (rugby union)
| Born | Jake Kerr 13 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jake Kerr (born 13 April 1996) is a former Scotland national rugby union team player who played as a hooker. He is the brother of Scottish middle-distance runner Josh Kerr.
Rugby union career
Amateur career
He has lifted the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools’ Cup on three occasions (under-16 and U18 twice) while attending George Watson's College.[1] Kerr has played for both Watsonians and Boroughmuir in the BT Premiership in his native Scotland.
Professional career
His professional performances contributed to a move to Leicester Tigers (on the 20th of September 2017) and inclusion in their 2017/2018 Aviva Premiership senior squad.[2] He was released in April 2021[3] and subsequently signed a short-term deal with Bristol Bears.[4]
International career
On 16 January 2019 Gregor Townsend named three hookers among seven uncapped players, for his Scotland Six Nations squad. Kerr was among those selected.[5]
Kerr came off the bench in Scotland's opening game of the 2019 Six Nations Championship and made a positive impact on the game which Scotland won 33–20 Italy, to claim his first and only cap.
References
- ↑ "Jake Kerr". Archived from the original on 25 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ↑ "Tigers add to front-row options".
- ↑ "Tigers agree early release with Kerr". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Jake Kerr: Bristol sign former Leicester hooker on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ↑ "Six Nations 2019: Scotland include uncapped hookers Kerr, Cherry & Stewart, plus centre Dean". 16 January 2019.
External links
- Leicester Profile Archived 24 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Scotland U20s Profile Archived 25 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Scottish rugby union players
- Leicester Tigers players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Bristol Bears players
- Rugby union players from Edinburgh
- Rugby union hookers
- Alumni of Loughborough University
- Boroughmuir RFC players
- People educated at George Watson's College
- Watsonian FC players
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish rugby union biography, 1990s birth stubs