Jake Ilnicki (born 24 February 1992 in Williams Lake, British Columbia) is a Canadian rugby union prop who plays international rugby for Canada and professional club rugby for Old Glory DC in Major League Rugby (MLR). He has also played for the New South Wales Country Eagles in Australia's National Rugby Championship and for the Seattle Seawolves in MLR.
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| Date of birth | 24 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Williams Lake, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ilnicki made his debut for Canada in 2013 and was part of the Canada squad at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.[1]
In early 2016, Ilnicki was signed to the San Diego Breakers PRO Rugby team.[citation needed]
In December 2016, Ilnicki joined Aviva Premiership side Northampton Saints.[2] The tight head prop made his first appearance in a Saints shirt during their Aviva 'A' League fixture against Leicester Tigers a few days after signing for the club.[3]
Despite not making any first team appearances while with Saints, the Canadian prop helped Saints' second team the Northampton Wanderers reach the final of the Aviva 'A' League and eventually beat Gloucester United to lift the 2016/17 trophy.[4]
In May 2017, it was announced that Ilnicki would leave Saints at the conclusion of the 2016/17 season.[5] On 4 September 2017, Illnicki signed for English rivals Newcastle Falcons for the remainder of the 2017-18 season.[6]
Near the end of the 2019 Major League Rugby season Ilnicki signed up with the Seattle Seawolves,[7] playing in all their remaining matches that season including the 2019 Major League Rugby final. He stayed with Seattle for two subsequent seasons[8] before signing with Old Glory DC for the 2022 season.[9]
Club statistics
edit- As of 28 March 2022
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| MLR 2019 | Seattle Seawolves | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLR 2020 | Seattle Seawolves | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLR 2021 | Seattle Seawolves | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MLR 2022 | Old Glory DC | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Official Site 2015 Rugby World Cup. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "Saints bring in Canada prop".
- ^ "Saints boost squad as they sign Canada prop Jake Ilnicki | Northampton Chronicle and Echo".
- ^ "WANDERERS 36 GLOUCESTER 15 the Wandies clinch the Aviva 'A' League title".
- ^ "Northampton Saints confirms departing players".
- ^ "Jake Ilnicki: Newcastle Falcons sign Canada prop after injuries to pair". BBC Sport. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
- ^ "Seawolves secure Canada prop Jake Ilnicki". Americas Rugby News. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Jake Ilnicki back for another year with Seawolves". Americas Rugby News. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Old Glory signs Jake Ilnicki from Seattle". Americas Rugby News. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
External links
edit- Jake Ilnicki at ESPNscrum