Jebb Sinclair Explained

Jebb Sinclair
Birth Name:Jebb Sinclair
Birth Date:4 August 1986
Birth Place:Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Height:193cm (76inches)
Weight:111kg (245lb)[1]
Ru Position:Lock / Flanker / No.8
Ru Nationalyears:2008–15
Ru Nationalteam:Canada
Repsevenscomp1:2
Repsevensyears1:2008
Repsevensteam1:Canada
Ru Clubyears:2011-17
2012
Ru Clubpoints:(10)
(5)
Ru Clubcaps:66
12
Super14:
Super14years:2012
Ru Nationalcaps:42
Ru Nationalpoints:(10)
Ru Ntupdate:6 October 2015
Ru Sevensupdate:28 January 2015
Ru Clubupdate:26 August 2015
Super14caps:7
Super14points:(5)
Super14update:18 May 2012

Jebb Sinclair (born 4 August 1986) is a Canadian rugby union player who played most recently for London Irish. Released from his contract over the summer of 2017, he is now coaching in Canada.[2]

Sinclair is a flanker but can also provide cover in the second row. Jebb made his debut for the Canadian national rugby team against Portugal while on Canada's 2008 tour of Europe.

Sinclair has previously played with the Fredericton Loyalists, Castaway Wanderers RFC, RGC 1404 in North Wales, and The Rock of the Canadian Rugby Championship.

On July 8, 2011 Rugby Canada released its 30-man squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup which included Sinclair. The 2011 event was Sinclair's first World Cup.[3]

In May 2012, he joined Super Rugby team the on a short-term loan deal.[4] At the end of the 2012 Super Rugby season, it was announced he would stay on in South Africa to play for in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Sinclair became the second Canadian international to win the Currie Cup following dual South African and Canadian international Christian Stewart. Both Sinclair and Stewart achieved this in the colours of Western Province.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aviva Premiership Rugby - London Irish . web page . Premier Rugby . 9 September 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120206145353/http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/london_irish.php?section=1 . 6 February 2012 .
  2. Web site: Twitter. mobile.twitter.com. 2017-09-14.
  3. http://www.rugbycanada.ca/leagues/newsletterarchive.cfm?leagueID=0&clientID=3817 Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup
  4. Web site: supersport.com . Canadian to play for Stormers . 9 March 2012.