Oli Jager
| Full name | Oliver G J T. Jager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 kg (282 lb; 20 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Blackrock College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver G J T. Jager (born 5 July 1995) is an Irish rugby union player who currently plays as a prop for Munster. Previously playing for Canterbury in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and for the Crusaders in the international Super Rugby competition. [1][2][3] In November 2023, he announced that he was joining Munster Rugby with his contract starting on 1 December 2023.
Early career
Jager was born in London to an Irish mother and Dutch father, and soon after moved to Ireland where he was raised. Jager attended Newbridge College in Kildare & Blackrock College in Dublin, where his father, Harm Jager, was a strength and conditioning coach. Harm previously represented the Netherlands men's national water polo team.[4] He played for the Ireland U18 Schools side in 2013 [5]but he missed selection for the Leinster Rugby academy system.[6] Jager travelled to New Zealand in 2013 to attend the Crusaders International High Performance Unit and subsequently turned out for the Crusaders Academy and the Crusaders Knights development team. During this time he also started playing club rugby in the Canterbury area with New Brighton RFC [2]
Senior career
Jager's dedication in coming to New Zealand in order to further his rugby career paid off in 2016, when great form at club level saw him named in the Canterbury squad for the Mitre 10 Cup. With the Cantabrians already possessing Super Rugby props in the shape of Alex Hodgman, Siate Tokolahi and Daniel Lienert-Brown, Jager's appearances in his first season were largely limited to cameos from the replacements bench. He started once and came on as a replacement seven times as his side lifted the Premiership trophy for the 8th time in 9 seasons.[7]
Super Rugby
His debut season at provincial level saw him coached by Canterbury legend Scott Robertson and like his coach, Jager found himself promoted to Super Rugby level in 2017, earning a contract with the Crusaders.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Crusaders 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Oliver Jager Canterbury Player Profile". Canterbury Rugby. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "Oliver Jager Crusaders Player Profile". Crusaders Rugby. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Oliver Jager: From the SCT to rubbing shoulders with Kieran Read". The Irish Times.
- ^ https://www.irishrugby.ie/2013/03/20/ireland-u-18-schools-squad-named-for-european-championship/
- ^ https://www.ultimaterugby.com/oliver-jager
- ^ "Oliver Jager itsrugby Player Statistics". it's rugby. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
External links
- Oliver Jager at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Crusaders Profile
