Jake Ilnicki
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| Date of birth | February 24, 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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Jake Ilnicki (born 24 February 1992 in Williams Lake, British Columbia) is a Canadian rugby union prop who plays international rugby for Canada. He has also played for the New South Wales Country Eagles in Australia's National Rugby Championship and for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR).
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.
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]
It was announced recently 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]
Club statistics[]
- As of 25 April 2021
| 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 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
References[]
- ^ "Profile". Official Site 2015 Rugby World Cup. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2016/dec-2016/saints-bring-in-canada-prop/
- ^ http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/saints/saints-boost-squad-as-they-sign-canada-prop-jake-ilnicki-1-7740064[bare URL]
- ^ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/apr-2017/wanderers-36-gloucester-15-the-wandies-clinch-the-aviva-a-league-title/
- ^ https://www.northamptonsaints.co.uk/news/latest-headlines/2017/may-2017/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.
External links[]
- Living people
- Canadian rugby union players
- Canadian expatriate rugby union players
- 1992 births
- Canada international rugby union players
- Sportspeople from British Columbia
- San Diego Breakers players
- New South Wales Country Eagles players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Australia
- Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Rugby union props
- Manawatu rugby union players
- Northampton Saints players
- Newcastle Falcons players
- Leeds Tykes players
- Seattle Seawolves players
- Old Glory DC players