Jason Higgins (born 28 March 1995) is an Irish-born Canadian rugby union player, currently playing for the Chicago Hounds of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the Canadian national team. His preferred position is scrum-half.[2]
| Date of birth | 28 March 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cork, Republic of Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14.0 st; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Professional career
editHiggins signed for Major League Rugby side Toronto Arrows for the 2021 Major League Rugby season.[3] Higgins made his debut for Canada in the 2023 Rugby World Cup Qualifiers.[4][5]
In January 2022, it was announced that Higgins had signed for the San Diego Legion.[6] The Chicago Hounds obtained Higgins for the 2024 Major League Rugby season through a trade with the San Diego Legion which sent Hugh Roach to the Legion.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Jason HIGGINS, Scrum half". ITS Rugby. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Jason Higgins". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Jason Higgins". Toronto Arrows. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "RUGBY CANADA ANNOUNCE 30-MAN ROSTER FOR UPCOMING WORLD CUP QUALIFICATION PATHWAY SERIES MATCHES". 30 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Inspired Canada send USA reeling in St. Johns's". Americas Rugby News. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "San Diego signs Canada scrumhalf Jason Higgins". Americas Rugby News. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "Chicago Hounds Obtains Jason Higgins". djcoilrugby. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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