Charli_Jacoby

Charli Jacoby

Charli Jacoby

Rugby player

Charli Jacoby (born 9 Oct 1989) is an American rugby union player. She plays Prop for the United States internationally and for Exeter Chiefs in the Premier 15s.

Quick Facts Date of birth, Place of birth ...

Rugby career

Jacoby made her international debut for the United States against England in June 2019.[1] She moved to England in September 2021 to play for Loughborough Lightning and made 20 appearances for them.[2] In November 2021, She was named in the starting line-up in the first match against Canada at the 2021 Pacific Four Series.[3]

Jacoby featured for the USA Falcons against the Wales XV's team in March 2022.[4] Her side made a second-half comeback to win 31–23 in Wales Six Nations warm-up.[5][6] After the 2021–22 Premier 15s season, she joined Exeter Chiefs and is due to make her debut after the World Cup.[2]

Jacoby came off the bench in the Eagles 52–14 loss to England in a warm-up match before the World Cup.[7] She was selected in the Eagles squad for the delayed 2021 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.[8][9][10]

In 2024 she became the first American to play in Australia’s Super Rugby Women’s competition when she signed with the Queensland Reds for the 2024 season.[11][12]

References

  1. [1]
    "Charli Jacoby - USA Eagles". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  2. [2]
    "Eagles prop Charli Jacoby moves from Loughborough to Exeter". Americas Rugby News. 2022-07-21. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. [3]
    Ray, Bryan. "Test Match Preview: USA vs Canada". rugby-network. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. [4]
    "USA Falcons XV to play Wales in March". Americas Rugby News. 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. [5]
    Coleman-Phillips, Ceri (2022-03-12). "Wales women 23-31 USA Falcons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. [6]
    "USA Falcons XV defeats Wales in Llanelli". Americas Rugby News. 2022-03-12. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  7. [7]
    "Red Roses beat USA in Exeter". www.englandrugby.com. 2022-09-04. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  8. [8]
    Cahill, Calder (2022-09-14). "USA Women's Eagles Rugby World Cup roster named as the official countdown to New Zealand begins". eagles.rugby. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  9. [9]
    "Kate Zackary leads Eagles squad to Rugby World Cup". Americas Rugby News. 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  10. [10]
    Mockford, Sarah (2022-10-09). "USA Women's Rugby World Cup Squad 2022 – USA 10-22 Italy". Rugby World. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
  11. [11]
    "Queensland Reds sign USA International Charli Jacoby". reds.rugby. 2024-02-07. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
  12. [12]
    "American set to break new ground with Reds in Super Rugby Women's". www.rugbypass.com. 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Charli_Jacoby, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.