Edward Jackett

Edward Jackett

Birth name	Edward John Jackett
Date of birth	(1878-07-04)4 July 1878
Place of birth	Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Date of death	11 November 1935(1935-11-11) (aged 57)
Place of death	Middlesbrough, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1904–11 Falmouth RFC Leicester Tigers Cornwall 183 (108) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1905-1909 1908 England British Isles 13 3 (4) (0)

1908 Olympic Gold Final Wallabies v Cornwall.

Olympic medal record
Men's Rugby union
	1908 London	Team competition

Edward John Jackett, known as John Jackett, (4 July 1878 – 11 November 1935) was an English rugby union player, who represented the England national rugby union team, the British Lions and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.

He was born in Falmouth, Cornwall and played for Falmouth RFC before emigrating to Kimberley in South Africa where he joined the Cape Mounted Police. He returned to Cornwall and became Cornish Cycling champion. He joined Leicester Tigers in 1904 and played 183 times for the club over the next 7 years. He also represented Cornwall 52 times. He was capped for England thirteen times between 1905 and 1909. He also played against the touring South Africa team on their 1906 tour of Great Britain and took part in the 1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia. Jackett was also a member of the Cornish rugby union team which, representing Great Britain, won the 1908 Olympic silver medal on 26 October 1908.

In 1911 Jackett moved north to manage a theater in Dewsbury and joined Dewsbury RLFC in rugby league, he was part of the 1912 Challenge Cup winning side.

He is the brother of Richard ″Dick″ Jackett.

See also

• Rugby union in Cornwall
• Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics

External links

• Profile