Rugby player
Jack Innard
Born Jack Oliver J. Innard (1995-07-03 ) 3 July 1995 (age 30) Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) School Truro and Penwith College Rugby union career
Jack Innard (born 3 July 1995)[ 1] is a professionalrugby union player who playshooker forPremiership Rugby clubGloucester Rugby having previously played forExeter Chiefs .
Innard plays as ahooker . He spent the early part of his career on dual-registration withCornish Pirates andExeter Chiefs .[ 2] [ 3] He also played forPlymouth Albion at the start of the 2017–18 season.[ 4]
On 30 March 2018 he scored two tries in the final of theAnglo-Welsh Cup as Exeter beatBath to lift the trophy.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
A suspension forJack Yeandle and an England call-up forTom Cowan-Dickie gave him increased first team opportunities in March 2021.[ 8] He made his debut in theEuropean Rugby Champions Cup on 15 January 2022 againstGlasgow Warriors .[ 9]
Innard scored a try in the2022–23 Premiership Rugby Cup final as Exeter defeatedLondon Irish in extra time to win the competition.[ 10]
His appearances for Exeter during the 2024–25 season included a try-scoring appearance against Saracens in January 2025.[ 11]
In March 2025,Gloucester Rugby director of rugbyGeorge Skivington and Exeter Chiefs director of RugbyRob Baxter were both reported in the media as saying that Innard would join Gloucester from the 2025–26 season.[ 12] He made his Prem Rugby debut for Gloucester as a starter against Sale Sharks on 25 September 2025.[ 13]
International career [ edit ] Innard was a member of theEngland U20 side that won the2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship .[ 14] [ 15] Later that year he was included in the squad for the2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and came off the bench in the final as England were defeated byNew Zealand to finish runners up.[ 16] [ 17]
Innard was born inTruro , Cornwall.[ 11] He is eligible to play for Wales through ancestry[ 18] and has been linked with a move to a Welsh region.[ 19]
Exeter England U20 ^ "Jack Innard ESPN Scrum profile" .ESPN . Retrieved17 July 2019 .^ "Exeter Chiefs Player List" .exeterchiefs.co.uk . Retrieved4 May 2018 .^ "Cornish Pirates: Exeter Chiefs have seven players sign with the Championship side" .BBC Sport . 10 August 2016. Retrieved21 January 2025 .^ Mitchell, Rhod (27 August 2017)."Stunning second half display isn't enough for Plymouth Albion as they lose 22-14 to Cornish Pirates" .Plymouth Herald . Retrieved16 April 2025 . ^a b Williams, Adam (30 March 2018)."Anglo-Welsh Cup final: Bath 11-28 Exeter Chiefs" . BBC Sport. Retrieved4 May 2018 . ^ "Jack Innard doubles up as Exeter beat Bath to reclaim Anglo-Welsh Cup | Sport" .The Guardian . 30 March 2018. Retrieved4 May 2018 .^ "Innard double ensures Exeter regain Anglo-Welsh Cup" .The Times . 30 March 2018. Retrieved4 May 2018 .^ "Jack Innard chases Euro dream after star turn at the Rec" .The Rugby Paper . 17 March 2021. Retrieved16 April 2025 .^ "Exeter Chiefs 52-17 Halsgow Warriors" .Its Rugby . 15 January 2022. Retrieved16 April 2025 .^a b Pilnick, Brent (19 March 2023)."Premiership Rugby Cup: London Irish 20-24 Exeter Chiefs (AET)" . BBC Sport. Retrieved21 January 2025 . ^a b Fissler, Neil (10 March 2025)."Jack Innard quits Exeter for West Country rivals" .Rugby Pass . Retrieved11 March 2025 . ^ "Innard will be "great addition" - Skivington" .BBC Sport . 20 March 2025. Retrieved16 April 2025 .^ Evely, John (24 September 2025)."Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby team news: Cherry and Whites name rookie props" .Gloucestershire Live . Retrieved28 September 2025 . ^ Watterson, Johnny (27 February 2015)."England take advantage of Ireland errors in Donnybrook victory" .Irish Times . Retrieved21 January 2025 . ^a b Malin, Ian (20 March 2015)."England win Under-20 Six Nations title for fourth time in five years" .The Guardian . Retrieved21 January 2025 . ^ "2015 World U20 Championship: Wales U20 16-30 England U20" .BBC Sport . 5 June 2015. Retrieved21 January 2025 .^a b Kitson, Robert; Strang, Ben (19 June 2015)."World Rugby Under-20 Championship final: New Zealand v England who's who" .The Guardian . Retrieved21 January 2025 . ^ Thomas, Steffan (6 January 2025)."The Welsh-qualified players in England now being monitored by Gatland" .Wales Online . Retrieved17 January 2025 . ^ "Exeter Chiefs face crisis as duo in same position head to door" .www.rugbypass.com . 5 January 2025. Retrieved17 January 2025 .
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