Matthew Jacobs (born 23 February 1985) is a former

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player who began his career as a

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, before later playing as a

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. Born in

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, England, Jacobs was educated at Tregib Comprehensive School in

Llandeilo Llandeilo () is a town and Community (Wales), community in Carmarthenshire, Wales, situated where the River Towy is crossed by the A483 road, A483 on a 19th-century stone bridge. At the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census the community had ...

, Carmarthenshire, and began his rugby career with

Llandeilo RFC Llandeilo Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the town of Llandeilo, in Carmarthenshire, west Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets. History Early history A Carmarthen Journal from ...

, as well as having a stint with Llangennech RFC. In 2004, he made an appearance for

Llandovery RFC Llandovery RFC () is a Welsh rugby union club based in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. The club is an inaugural member of the Welsh Rugby Union, currently play in the Super Rygbi Cymru and is a feeder club for the Scarlets, a Pro14 club. L ...

, and in 2005, he joined

Llanelli RFC Llanelli Rugby Football Club () is a Welsh rugby union club founded on 30 March 1872. The club's historic home ground was Stradey Park in Llanelli, but they moved in 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent Pemberton. The club song is " ...

, where he became part of the

Scarlets The Scarlets () are one of the four professional Welsh rugby union teams and are based in Llanelli, Wales. Their home ground is the Parc y Scarlets stadium. They play in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby c ...

regional setup. He made his debut for the Scarlets in November 2008, starting on the left wing in an Anglo-Welsh Cup game against

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. He made his Celtic League debut a few weeks later, this time playing on the right wing against

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. In January 2009, he played for the Scarlets in a match against the

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to mark the official opening of their new stadium,

Parc y Scarlets ''Parc y Scarlets'' (, meaning: ''Scarlets Park'') is a rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that opened in November 2008 as the new home of the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. The ground replaced Stradey Park, the home of Llanelli's ru ...

; he opened the scoring with a try in the third minute as the Scarlets went on to win 40–24. His next appearance for the Scarlets, against Leinster three weeks later, also turned out to be his last. In April 2009, he returned to playing for Llandovery, where he played for the next seven seasons, albeit making a single appearance for Carmarthen Quins in a

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game against

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in November 2014. In February 2013, he was named as the Principality Premiership Player of the Month for January. In 2016, he moved to

Aberavon RFC Aberavon Rugby Club () is a rugby union club located in the Welsh town of Port Talbot, though the club's name refers to the older settlement of Aberavon which lies on the western side of the town. The club was founded in 1876 as Afan Football ...

, where he played six games during the 2016–17 season. Jacobs is also a

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References

External links

* http://www.llanellirugby.com/Personnel.aspx?pr=178958
Llandovery RFC Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobs, Matthew 1985 births Living people English rugby union players Llandovery RFC players Llanelli RFC players Scarlets players Rugby union players from Oxford Rugby union wings