Jack Cosgrove (rugby union) explained

Jack Cosgrove
Birth Name:Jack Cosgrove
Birth Date:30 July 1994
Birth Place:Coventry, England
Weight:119kg (262lb)
School:Coundon Court School
University:Hartpury College
Ru Position:Prop
Ru Clubyears:2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2017
2015–2016
2017−2018
2018−2019
2019
Ru Proclubs:Worcester Warriors
Ru Clubcaps:2
19
16
21
14
2
6
Ru Clubpoints:(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
(0)
Ru Nationalyears:2013–2014
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland U20
Ru Nationalcaps:12
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)

Jack Cosgrove (born 30 July 1994) is a retired Scottish rugby union player playing most recently for Dragons in the Pro14.

Born in Coventry, Cosgrove attended Coundon Court School – alma mater of Scotland international Jim Hamilton – then Hartpury College, before joining Worcester Warriors Academy in 2013. In 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Edinburgh until May 2017.[1]

In March 2017, Cosgrove returned south with Bristol Rugby ahead of the 2017-18 Greene King IPA Championship season.[2]

In December 2018, Cosgrove left Bristol by mutual consent to return to Worcester Warriors.[3]

In June 2019, Cosgrove signed a two-year contract for Welsh region Dragons in the Pro14 from the 2019-20 season.[4]

It was announced in December 2019, that Cosgrove had been forced to retire from professional rugby, aged 25, because of a serious eye injury sustained in training.[5]

References

  1. News: Edinburgh Rugby sign Scotland U20 ace Jack Cosgrove. Edinburgh Evening News. 24 April 2015. 24 April 2015.
  2. News: Bristol sign Edinburgh prop Jack Cosgrove. BBC Sport. 22 March 2017. 25 March 2017.
  3. News: Jack Cosgrove: Worcester Warriors re-sign Bristol Bears prop forward. BBC Sport. 4 December 2018. 4 December 2018.
  4. News: Jack Cosgrove: Prop joins Dragons from Worcester. BBC Sport. 4 June 2019. 28 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Jack Cosgrove: Dragons prop forced to retire through injury . BBC Sport . 9 December 2019.