Ed Jenkins (rugby union)
| Date of birth | 26 May 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School | Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Sydney University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Jono Jenkins Alex Jenkins, Annabelle Jenkins, Georgia Jenkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | International Rugby Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ed Jenkins is the current captain of the Australia 7s team that competes in the IRB Sevens World Series. The most experienced campaigner in the youthful Australian Sevens squad, captain Ed Jenkins is the second-leading try scorer in the team with 13 five-pointers this season.
Jenkins, alongside skipper Bernard Foley, is a Commonwealth Games silver-medallist and helped end Australia’s eight-year title drought on the world circuit at the London Sevens last year, scoring a try against Argentina in the semi-final to help secure Australia’s first Cup final appearance since Brisbane 2002.
He led the Australian Sevens team to win the Cup at the HSBC Tokyo round in 2012.
His identical twin brother Jono plays Super Rugby for the Waratahs. Jenkins went to Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview in Sydney.
Jenkins played for the Perth Spirit in the Australian Rugby Championship in 2007, scoring a hat-trick of on debut against the East Coast Aces.[1] He featured for the Shute Shield-winning Sydney University side throughout 2010 before Sevens duty saw him miss the finals series.[2]
Jenkins captained the Australia side which won Gold in the Cup Final of the 2012 Japan Sevens tournament.[3]
References
- ^ "Perth Spirit flog Aces 60-15 in ARC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 15 September 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
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- ^ "Australia claim Tokyo sevens title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 April 2012.