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Draft:Jack Bracken (rugby union)

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Jack Bracken is an English professional rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Saracens and has played for the England under-20 team. He is the son of former England scrum-half Kyran Bracken.[1]

Early life

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He started playing Reign in his back garden with brothers and graduated to playing for St Albans Rugby Club.[2]

Club career

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In the academy at Saracens, he is capable of playing full-back or wing.[3]

International career

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He was an England U18 international in 2023.[4] He scored a hat-trick of tries playing as a winger for the England national under-20 rugby union team against Argentina U20 at the World Rugby U20s Championship in July 2024.[5]

Personal life

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The son of former England rugby Union international Kyran Bracken and his wife Victoria, he has two younger brothers Charlie and Lachlan. They were brought up in Hadley Wood.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ https://all.rugby/player/jack-bracken
  2. ^ Hardy, Matt (16 August 2023). "Brack to the future: How Jack Bracken, son of 2003 World Cup winner Kyran, is forging his own path for England outside of a No9 shirt". Cityam. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ Sansom, Tom (26 June 2024). ""A Big Role Model" – EXCLUSIVE: Jack Bracken – 2003 Rugby World Cup Winner's Son Inspired by Brother Charlie on England & Saracens Journey". Ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ Sansom, Tom (11 August 2023). ""2003 World Cup Winner's Son" – England U18s Squad Named to Play France in International Series". Ruck.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ^ Heagney, Liam (30 June 2024). "Jack Bracken: 'Third try was pretty good; lucky with the bounce'". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ Ansted, Mark (July 17, 2009). "Kyran Bracken: 'I've been with the same bank all my life – you'd think that would mean something'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  7. ^ Jones, Chris (June 3, 2020). "Kyran Bracken's 3 sons are all following in the No9 footsteps of their ex-England scrum-half father". rugbypass.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.