Jack Neville is an English born rugby union player who plays for Nottingham Rugby in the RFU Championship. He plays internationally for Hong Kong.[1][2]
| Date of birth | 16 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cardiff University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editNeville played rugby for Cardiff University while studying a bachelor's degree in Science, Business/Managerial and Economics.[3]
During his time at Cardiff University Neville played for his home town club Darlington Mowden Park, who at the time were in National Two North.[3][4][5]
In 2014 Neville joined Hong Kong Premiership side Kowloon RFC, intern joining the HKRU elite rugby programme.[6][7]
After a period of time with the Hong Kong Sevens team,[8] he joined the South China Tigers squad for the inaugural Global Rapid Rugby season, making 2 appearances at the back end of the season, scoring on debut.[9][10] Although part of the squad, due to being part of the HKRU elite rugby programme, he did not feature in the 2020 season due to Coronavirus causing the season to be cut short.[11]
In 2021 he joined Spanish División de Honor side Alcobendas where they came runners up in the 2021/22 season.[8][12][13]
Neville joined English Championship side Nottingham in 2022 with his former Hong Kong and South China Lions coach Craig Hammond now the Nottingham head coach.[14][15][16]
International career
editNeville made his international debut, coming off the bench against Russia on the 17th November 2017.
He has since made 17 appearances, scoring 6 tries.
| Try | Opposing team | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1[17] |  Malaysia
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National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 2018 Asia Rugby Championship | 05/05/2018 | Win | 8 - 67 |
| 2[18] | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | 26/05/2018 | Win | 91 - 10 | ||
| 3[19] | National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | 2019 Asia Rugby Championship | 22/06/2019 | Win | 0 - 71 | |
| 4[20] |  South Korea
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Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | 29/06/2019 | Win | 64 - 3 | |
| 5 | ||||||
| 6[21] |  Portugal
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The Sevens Stadium, Dubai | RWC 2023 Final Qualification Tournament | 6/11/2022 | Loss | 42 - 14 |
Honours
edit2017 Cup of Nations Runners Up (Hong Kong)
2018 Asia Rugby Championship (Hong Kong)
2019 Asia Rugby Championship (Hong Kong)
2021/22 División de Honor Runners Up (Alcobendas)
References
edit- ^ Rugby, Nottingham. "Jack Neville". Nottingham Rugby. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Jack NEVILLE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ a b Woolford, Anthony (2018-07-12). "The brutal tackle that knocked Welsh student clean out". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Details Jack Neville". Statbunker. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Jack Neville - Darlington Mowden Park RFC 1st Team". www.mowdenpark.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Neville soaks up lessons from ex–England player Barkley". South China Morning Post. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Jack Neville - Kowloon Rugby Club 1st XV Mens Rugby". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ a b Alcobendas, Diario de (2021-08-18). "Jack Neville ficha por el Alcobendas Rugby". Diariodealcobendas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Dragons fire in front of home fans | Global Rapid Rugby". 2019-04-28. Archived from the original on 2019-04-28. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Force fire against dangerous Tigers | Global Rapid Rugby". 2019-05-12. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "SOUTH CHINA TIGERS | Global Rapid Rugby". 2020-09-22. Archived from the original on 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Hinato (2022-07-14). "Dragons: Jack Neville rappelé par le club anglais de Nottingham". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Hinato (2021-08-12). "L'international hongkongais Jack Neville signe chez Alcobendas Rugby". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Scottish, Hong Kong (2020-03-11). "Craig Hammond on South China Tigers and life in Hong Kong". Hong Kong Scottish. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Rugby, Nottingham (2022-06-27). "NEW SIGNINGS". Nottingham Rugby. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ World, Rugby (2022-09-02). "RFU Championship team guide 2022-23". Rugby World. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Match #2: Malaysia (8) vs Hong Kong (67)". www.macoocoo.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Match #5: Hong Kong (91) vs Malaysia (10)". www.macoocoo.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Match #5: MAS vs HKG (71)". www.macoocoo.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Match #6: HKG (64) vs KOR (3)". www.macoocoo.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Tournoi de qualification pour la Coupe du Monde 2023 - Match report Portugal vs Hong Kong, le 06/11/2022". all.rugby. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Asia Rugby Championship (ARC) 2022 Final Preview - South Korea vs Hong Kong". RugbyAsia247. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2023-03-13.