Jack van Poortvliet

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Jack van Poortvliet
Birth nameJack Corstiaan van Poortvliet
Date of birth (2001-05-15) 15 May 2001 (age 20)
Place of birthNorwich, Norfolk, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight12 st 11 lb (81 kg)
SchoolOakham School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum Half
Current team Leicester Tigers
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019– Leicester Tigers 31 (25)
Correct as of 19 December 2021
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020–2021 England U-20s 4 (0)
Correct as of 2 July 2021

Jack Corstiaan van Poortvliet (born 15 May 2001)[1] is an English rugby union scrum half for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby.

Career[]

Early life[]

Van Poortvliet was born in Norwich and began playing rugby for North Walsham R.F.C., at 12 years old he joined Leicester Tigers academy pathway and at 13 joined Oakham School to progress his rugby.[2] Originally a fly half he switched position inside to scrum half and played as Leicester won the Under 18s academy league in the 2017-18 and 2018–19 seasons.[3]

Professional career[]

Following the success of the academy side, in July 2019, van Poortvliet was one of 11 players offered professional terms to join the club's development squad.[4] He made his first team debut for Leicester on 21 September 2019 in a Premiership Rugby Cup match against Worcester Warriors at Sixways.[5]

On 3 January 2020 van Poortvliet was named in the England under 20 squad for the 2020 Six Nations Championship.[6] And he featured in first two matches against France and Scotland.[2]

On 21 February 2020 van Poortvliet made his full Premiership debut in a 36–3 defeat to Sale Sharks at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford. Van Poortvliet's kick was charged down for Sale's first try.[7] He scored his first try for Leicester against Harlequins on 13 February 2021, which won the "try of the week" award for that round of the Premiership Rugby season.[8]His scored against Exeter Chiefs where he darted off the back of a maul, sidestepping Olly Woodburn and diving over the tryline to score.

On 30 October 2021, van Poortvliet scored two tries after appearing as a substitute in the East Midlands Derby against Northampton Saints.[9] He captained Leicester for the first time on 13 November 2021, in a 32-23 Premiership Rugby Cup win against Sale Sharks.

References[]

  1. ^ "Jack van Poortvliet profile". ESPN Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b Harvey, Neale (18 February 2020). "Young Guns: Leicester Tigers scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet". The Rugby Paper. The Rugby Paper. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Leicester Tigers profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. ^ Jones, Paul (4 July 2019). "Eight young Leicester Tigers players are rewarded with places in senior squad for 2019-20". Leicester Mercury. Reach PLC. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. ^ Jones, Paul (20 September 2019). "Team news: Harry Wells leads Leicester Tigers in Premiership Cup opener at Worcester Six players set to make senior Tigers debut against Warriors". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Alan Dickens names first squad as England U20 head coach". The Rugby Paper. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Premiership: Sale thrash Leicester Tigers 36-3 helped by Marland Yarde's hat-trick". BBC.com. BBC. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. ^ "WINNER: THE FAMOUS GROUSE TRY OF THE WEEK - ROUND 9". Premiership Rugby. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Leicester Tigers player ratings from Northampton Saints victory: 'Perfect message'". Leicester Mercury. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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