Jason Marshall (rugby union)
| Birth name | Jason Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | February 5, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107.9 kg (238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Carson Graham Secondary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Simon Fraser University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jason Marshall (born 5 February 1985) is a Canadian rugby union player. His position is tighthead prop, and he has played 27 tests for the Canadian national team. Marshall currently plays for La Rochelle in the Rugby Pro D2. Marshall had previously played rugby in the British Columbia Premiership with Capilano RFC and James Bay Athletic Association, BC Bears in the Canadian Rugby Championship, and Stade Aurillacois Cantal Auvergne in the Rugby Pro D2.[1]
Marshall originally had aspirations of becoming a professional football player as he played as a quarterback with Simon Fraser University and eventually tried out for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. After being cut from the Eskimos Marshall focused on rugby eventually making the Canadian national senior team in 2008.[2]
Marshall competed for Canada at the 2011 Rugby World Cup starting at tighthead prop in all four of Canada's pool matches.
References[]
- ^ "Canadian prop Jason Marshall signs pro deal in France on back of Rugby World Cup". Winnipeg Free Press. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ Ovenell-Carter, Adam (September 2011). "Former Clan QB earning stripes at RWC". The Peak. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
External links[]
- Jason Marshall at ESPNscrum
- Jason Marshall at ItsRugby.co.uk
- 1985 births
- Canadian rugby union players
- Canada international rugby union players
- Living people
- Canadian expatriate rugby union players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
- Expatriate rugby union players in France
- Expatriate rugby union players in New Zealand
- Rugby union props
- Sportspeople from North Vancouver
- Hawke's Bay rugby union players
- Stade Rochelais players