Jack Cobden (born 26 March 1989) is an England-born Romanian

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player. His regular position is winger.

Career

He started his career at Leicester Tigers. He played for England U16, U18 and U20. In 2009, he moved to

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, in

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. He joined Romanian

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side CSM Olimpia București in 2013. Jack also plays for Romania's national team, the Oaks, making his international debut at the 2017 Rugby Europe Championship in a match against

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where he scored two tries with his first two touches.

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* * * * 1989 births Living people CSM București (rugby union) players English expatriate rugby union players English expatriate sportspeople in Romania English rugby union players Leicester Tigers players Nottingham R.F.C. players Romania international rugby union players Rugby union players from Staffordshire Rugby union wings {{Romania-rugbyunion-bio-stub