Edward Jackett
Encyclopedia
Edward John Jackett (4 July 1878 - 11 November 1935) was an English
rugby union
player, who represented the England national rugby union team
and the British Isles
and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
. He played as a full back.
Jackett was selected for the 1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
and faced South Africa
on their 1906 tour of Great Britain
.
He also played for Falmouth RFC
and Leicester Tigers
and 52 times for Cornwall.
Jackett was a member of the British rugby union team, which on 26 October 1908 won the Olympic silver medal for Great Britain
.
He was the brother of Richard Jackett
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, who represented the England national rugby union team
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
and the British Isles
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
and competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
. He played as a full back.
Jackett was selected for the 1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
1908 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
The 1908 British Isles tour to New Zealand and Australia was the seventh tour by a British Isles team and the fourth to New Zealand and Australia. The tour is often referred to as the Anglo-Welsh Tour as only English and Welsh players were selected due to the Irish and Scottish Rugby Unions not...
and faced South Africa
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
on their 1906 tour of Great Britain
1906 South Africa rugby union tour
The 1906-07 South Africa tour of Britain, Ireland and France was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the South Africa national rugby union team against the four British Home Nation teams...
.
He also played for Falmouth RFC
Falmouth RFC
Falmouth RFC is a rugby union club based in the town of Falmouth, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. The club plays at the Recreation Ground.Founded in 1873, Falmouth have been moderately successful, producing two players to have been capped by the England national rugby union team: E.J...
and Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
and 52 times for Cornwall.
Jackett was a member of the British rugby union team, which on 26 October 1908 won the Olympic silver medal for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
.
He was the brother of Richard Jackett
Richard Jackett
Richard Jackett was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Falmouth RFC and 71 times for Cornwall....
.