Josh Jackson (born 2 October 1980 in

Fergus, Ontario Fergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County, Ontario, Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Grand River (Ontario), Grand River about 18 km NNW of Guelph. The population of this com ...

) is a

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

rugby union player. He can play at lock or in the backrow. Jackson currently plays his rugby with

Stade Montois Stade Montois Rugby is a French rugby union team that currently is playing in Pro D2, the second level of the country's professional league system. They were founded in 1908 and play in yellow and black. They are based in Mont-de-Marsan, the c ...

in the French

Rugby Pro D2 The Pro D2 is the second tier of rugby union club competition division in France. It is operated by Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) which also runs the division directly above, the first division Top 14. Rugby Pro D2 was introduced in 2000. It ...

. He has played previously for the Canadian club Castaway Wanderers and French clubs

Stade Bordelais Stade Bordelais are a French rugby union club, based in Bordeaux. The club was established in 1889. Bordelais were a major force in the French championship during the 1900s. Until 2005–06, the senior team competed in the second level of dom ...

and Bordeaux Bègles. He has been part of the Canadian national team since his debut on 23 August 2003, in a 21–11 victory over

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

. He participated in both the

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

and

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Rugby World Cup The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World championship, world champions of the sport. The tournament is administer ...

s. Jackson currently holds 22 caps but has yet to score his first points for Canada.

References

External links

* 1980 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Rugby union locks Canada international rugby union players Stade Bordelais players Union Bordeaux Bègles players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France Stade Montois Rugby players Canadian expatriate rugby union players South African expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century South African sportsmen 2003 Rugby World Cup players 2007 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from Ontario Castaway Wanderers RFC players {{canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub