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John Jackett
	Jackett photographed in 1910
Birth name	Edward John Jackett
Date of birth	4 July 1878
Place of birth	Falmouth, Cornwall
Date of death	11 November 1935 (aged 57)
Place of death	Middlesbrough, England
Notable relative(s)	Richard ″Dick″ Jackett (brother)
Occupation(s)	Artist's model; Policeman; Theatre manager
Rugby league career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Senior career
Years	Team
1911-12	Dewsbury
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Senior career
Years	Team
; 1898-1911; 1904-11	Falmouth RFC; Cornwall; Leicester Tigers
International career
Years	Team
1905-09; 1908	England; British Isles
Men's rugby union
Representing Great Britain
Olympic Games

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Edward John Jackett (4 July 1878 – 11 November 1935), known as John Jackett, 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.^[1]^[2] He is the elder brother of Richard ″Dick″ Jackett, who was also in the Great Britain team which won the Olympic silver medal.^[3]^[4]

Early years[edit]

He was born in Falmouth, Cornwall, and played for Falmouth RFC. On 8 February 1901 Jackett appeared at Falmouth County Court for the non-payment of damages to Caroline Amelia Oliver of Portscatho, for a breach-of -promise of marriage. He had been ordered in the High Court, the previous February, to pay £150 damages and £39 costs. His employment, at the time of the County Court case, was stated to be an artist's model and he lived at Henry Tuke's residence.^[5] A month later, on 8 March, he was ordered to pay 5 shillings monthly.^[6] On 11 May 1901, he left for Kimberley in South Africa on the steamer Briton, travelling with two other rugby players, W Christophers and F Toy, where they joined the Cape Mounted Police.^[7] He returned to Cornwall and became Cornish Cycling champion.

Rugby union career[edit]

He joined Leicester Tigers in 1904 and played 183 times for the club over the next seven years.^[8] He also represented Cornwall 52 times and 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.

Rugby league career[edit]

In 1911 Jackett moved north to manage a theatre in Dewsbury, and joined Northern Rugby Football Union (rugby league) club Dewsbury, he played fullback in Dewsbury's 8-5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Challenge Cup Final during the 1911-12 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 April 1912 in front of a crowd of 16,000.^[9]^[10]

References[edit]

^ "John Jackett England". ESPN. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ Salmon, Tom (1983). The First Hundred Years. Illogan: Cornwall RFU. p. 150. ISBN 0-946664-01-3.
^ "Dick Jackett". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
^ "Edward Jackett". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ "A Falmouth Breach Of Promise". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1965. 15 February 1901. p. 8.
^ "Falmouth". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1969. 15 March 1901. p. 5.
^ "Falmouth". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1976. 3 May 1901. p. 5.
^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers – Official History of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
^ "Ray French selects his top 10 Challenge Cup final shocks. No 6: 1912, Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham". bbc.co.uk. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2005.
^ Hoole, Les (1998). The Rugby League Challenge Cup – An Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-094-3

External links[edit]

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[1] "John Jackett England". ESPN. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[salmon-2] Salmon, Tom (1983). The First Hundred Years. Illogan: Cornwall RFU. p. 150. ISBN 0-946664-01-3.

[3] "Dick Jackett". SR/Olympic Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2018.

[4] "Edward Jackett". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[5] "A Falmouth Breach Of Promise". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1965. 15 February 1901. p. 8.

[6] "Falmouth". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1969. 15 March 1901. p. 5.

[7] "Falmouth". The Cornubian and Redruth Times. No. 1976. 3 May 1901. p. 5.

[8] Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers – Official History of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby Development Foundation. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.

[Ray_French_selects_his_top_10_Challenge_Cup_final_shocks._No_6:_1912,_Dewsbury_8-5_Oldham-9] "Ray French selects his top 10 Challenge Cup final shocks. No 6: 1912, Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham". bbc.co.uk. 27 February 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2005.

[Hoole,_Les_1998-10] Hoole, Les (1998). The Rugby League Challenge Cup – An Illustrated History. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-094-3

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-'''Edward John Jackett''', known as '''John Jackett''', (4 July 1878 – 11 November 1935)<ref>[http://www.scrum.com/england/rugby/player/1762.html John Jackett rugby union] Scrum.com</ref> was an [[England|English]] [[rugby union]] player, who represented the [[England national rugby union team]], the [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] and competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] for Great Britain.<ref name=salmon>{{cite book|last1=Salmon|first1=Tom|title=The First Hundred Years|date=1983|publisher=Cornwall RFU|location=Illogan|isbn=0 946664 01 3|page=150}}</ref>
+'''Edward John Jackett''' (4 July 1878 – 11 November 1935), known as '''John Jackett''', was an [[England|English]] [[rugby union]] player, who represented the [[England national rugby union team]], the [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]], and competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] for Great Britain.<ref>{{cite web|title=John Jackett England|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/1762.html|website=ESPN|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref><ref name=salmon>{{cite book|last1=Salmon|first1=Tom|title=The First Hundred Years|date=1983|publisher=Cornwall RFU|location=Illogan|isbn=0-946664-01-3|page=150}}</ref> He is the elder brother of [[Richard Jackett|Richard ″Dick″ Jackett]], who was also in the Great Britain team which won the Olympic silver medal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dick Jackett|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/dick-jackett-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042316/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/dick-jackett-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|website=SR/Olympic Sports|access-date=19 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18002 |title=Edward Jackett |work=Olympedia |access-date=7 April 2021}}</ref>
+==Early years==
-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.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Farmer|first1=Stuart|last2=Hands|first2=David|title=Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club|publisher=The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation|isbn=978-0-9930213-0-5|page=378|accessdate=11 January 2015}}</ref> 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 national rugby union team|South Africa team]] on their [[1906 South Africa rugby union tour|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 [[Rugby union in Cornwall|Cornish rugby union team]] which, representing Great Britain, won the 1908 Olympic silver medal on 26 October 1908.
+[[File:Tuke, Henry Scott (1858–1929) - 1899 - Johnny Jackett.jpg|left|thumb|Portrait of Jackett in 1899 by [[Henry Scott Tuke]]]]
+He was born in [[Falmouth, Cornwall]], and played for [[Falmouth RFC]].  On 8 February 1901 Jackett appeared at [[County court#England and Wales|Falmouth County Court]] for the non-payment of damages to Caroline Amelia Oliver of [[Portscatho]], for a breach-of -promise of marriage. He had been ordered in the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]], the previous February, to pay £150 damages and £39 costs. His employment, at the time of the County Court case, was stated to be an artist's model and he lived at [[Henry Scott Tuke|Henry Tuke]]'s residence.<ref>{{cite news|title=A Falmouth Breach Of Promise|work=The Cornubian and Redruth Times|issue=1965|date=15 February 1901|page=8}}</ref> A month later, on 8 March, he was ordered to pay 5 shillings monthly.<ref>{{cite news|title=Falmouth|work=The Cornubian and Redruth Times|issue=1969|date=15 March 1901|page=5}}</ref> On 11 May 1901, he left for [[Kimberley, Northern Cape|Kimberley]] in South Africa on  the steamer ''Briton'', travelling with two other rugby players, W Christophers and F Toy, where they joined the [[Cape Mounted Police]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Falmouth|work=The Cornubian and Redruth Times|issue=1976|date=3 May 1901|page=5}}</ref> He returned to Cornwall and became Cornish Cycling champion.
+==Rugby union career==
-In 1911 Jackett moved north to manage a theater in Dewsbury and joined [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury RLFC]] in rugby league, he was part of the 1912 Challenge Cup winning side.
+He joined [[Leicester Tigers]] in 1904 and played 183 times for the club over the next seven years.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Farmer|first1=Stuart|last2=Hands|first2=David|title=Tigers – Official History of Leicester Football Club|publisher=The Rugby Development Foundation|isbn=978-0-9930213-0-5|page=378}}</ref> He also represented Cornwall 52 times and was capped for England thirteen times between 1905 and 1909. He also played against the touring [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa team]] on their [[1906 South Africa rugby union tour|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 [[Rugby union in Cornwall|Cornish rugby union team]] which, representing Great Britain, won the 1908 Olympic silver medal on 26 October 1908.
+==Rugby league career==
-He is the brother of [[Richard Jackett|Richard ″Dick″ Jackett]].<ref>[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/edward-jackett-1.html Olympics info at Sports-reference.com]</ref>
+In 1911 Jackett moved north to manage a theatre in [[Dewsbury]], and joined [[Rugby Football League|Northern Rugby Football Union]] (rugby league) club [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]], he played {{rlp|fb}} in [[Dewsbury Rams|Dewsbury]]'s 8-5 victory over [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] in the [[1911–12 Challenge Cup|1911–12]] [[Challenge Cup]] Final during the [[1911–12 Northern Rugby Football Union season#Challenge Cup|1911-12 season]] at [[Headingley Stadium#Rugby ground|Headingley]] [[Headingley Rugby Stadium|Rugby Stadium]], [[Leeds]] on Saturday 27 April 1912 in front of a crowd of 16,000.<ref name="Ray French selects his top 10 Challenge Cup final shocks. No 6: 1912, Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/challenge_cup/3429991.stm|title=Ray French selects his top 10 Challenge Cup final shocks. No 6: 1912, Dewsbury 8-5 Oldham|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=27 February 2004|access-date=1 January 2005}}</ref><ref name="Hoole, Les 1998">Hoole, Les (1998). ''The Rugby League Challenge Cup – An Illustrated History''. Breedon Books. {{ISBN|1-85983-094-3}}</ref>
+[[File:Olympic Rugby 1908.jpg|right|thumb| 1908 Olympic Gold Final Wallabies v Cornwall]]
 ==See also==
+{{Portal|Cornwall}}
 * [[Rugby union in Cornwall]]
 * [[Rugby union at the 1908 Summer Olympics]]
 ==References==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist|30em}}
 ==External links==
-*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930063131/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JACKEEDW01 Profile]
+*(archived by web.archive.org) [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930063131/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=JACKEEDW01 Profile]
 {{British and Irish Lions 1908}}
+{{Dewsbury - 1911–12 Challenge Cup Final winners}}
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v t e British Lions (Anglo-Welsh) – 1908 New Zealand and Australia tour
Forwards	Archer (Guy's Hospital) Dibble (Bridgwater) Down (Bristol) R.K. Green (Neath) Harding (Cardiff) (capt) Hind (Guy's Hospital) Jackson (Leicester) Kyrke (Marlborough Nomads) E. Morgan (Swansea) Oldham (Coventry) Ritson (Northern) T. W. Smith (Leicester) L. S. Thomas (Penarth) Jack Williams (London Welsh)
Backs	Chapman (Westoe) Davey (Redruth) Dyke (Penarth) Gibbs (Cardiff) Griffiths (Newport) Jackett (Leicester) Jack Jones (Pontypool) James Jones (Guy's Hospital) Laxon (Cambridge University) McEvedy (Guy's Hospital) W.L. Morgan (Cardiff) Vassall (Blackheath) G.L. Williams (Liverpool) Johnnie Williams (Cardiff)
Coach	Manager: George Harnett