Edward John Jackett (4 July 1878 – 11 November 1935), known as John Jackett, was an English rugby union player, who represented the England national rugby union team, the British Lions, and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.[1][2] He is the elder brother of Richard ″Dick″ Jackett, who was also in the Great Britain team which won the Olympic silver medal.[3][4]
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| Birth name | Edward John Jackett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 July 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Falmouth, Cornwall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 November 1935 (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Middlesbrough, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Richard ″Dick″ Jackett (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Artist's model Policeman Theatre manager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early years
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He was born in Falmouth, Cornwall and played for Falmouth RFC. On 8 February 1901, Jackett appeared at Falmouth County Court for the non-payment of damages to Caroline Amelia Oliver of Portscatho for a breach-of-promise of marriage. He had been ordered in the High Court, the previous February, to pay £150 damages and £39 costs. His employment, at the time of the County Court case, was stated to be an artist's model. He lived at Henry Tuke's residence.[5] A month later, on 8 March, he was ordered to pay 5 shillings monthly.[6] On 11 May 1901, he left for Kimberley in South Africa on the steamer Briton, travelling with two other rugby players, W Christophers and F Toy, where they joined the Cape Mounted Police.[7] He returned to Cornwall and became Cornish Cycling champion.
Rugby union career
editHe joined Leicester Tigers in 1904 and played 183 times for the club over the next seven years.[8] He also represented Cornwall 52 times and was capped for England thirteen times between 1905 and 1909. He also played against the touring South Africa team on their 1906 tour of Great Britain. He took part in the 1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia. Jackett was also a member of the Cornish rugby union team, which, representing Great Britain, won the 1908 Olympic silver medal on 26 October 1908.
Rugby league career
editIn 1911 Jackett moved north to manage a theatre in Dewsbury, and joined Northern Rugby Football Union (rugby league) club Dewsbury, he played fullback in Dewsbury's 8-5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Challenge Cup Final during the 1911-12 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 27 April 1912 in front of a crowd of 16,000.[9][10]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "John Jackett England". ESPN. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ Salmon, Tom (1983). The First Hundred Years. Illogan: Cornwall RFU. p. 150. ISBN 0-946664-01-3.
- ^ "Dick Jackett". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Edward Jackett". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "A Falmouth Breach Of Promise". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1965. 15 February 1901. p. 8.
- ^ "Falmouth". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1969. 15 March 1901. p. 5.
- ^ "Falmouth". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1976. 3 May 1901. p. 5.
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers – Official History of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
- ^ "Ray French selects his top 10 Challenge Cup final shocks. No 6: 1912, Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham". bbc.co.uk. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2005.
- ^ Hoole, Les (1998). The Rugby League Challenge Cup – An Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-094-3
External links
edit- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile
- Edward Jackett at ESPNscrum
- Edward Jackett at Olympedia
