Jack Preece
| Date of birth | August 1, 1989 | ||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
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| Position | Flanker, Hooker | ||
| Sevens national teams | |||
| Years | Club / team | Comps | |
 England |
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Jack Preece (born 1 August 1989) is a professional rugby union player for Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club in National League 1. Preece plays at both openside flanker and hooker and is well known as an out 'n' out ball stealer. Prior to signing for Rotherham Preece played his part in two season with Gloucestershire U20's, becoming top try scorer and helping them win the tournament 2yrs running. He then spent a season with Gloucestershire seniors, again reaching the final at Twickenham. He then went on to tour for England Counties in Spain playing in all three matches, and was named player of the tournament. Preece played for Birmingham and Solihull RFC for 5 seasons, from the age of 17, scoring on his debut at just 18yrs and 31 days, he captained the side for the 2011-2012 season, and during his time there he won player's player and supporter's player of the year in consecutive years. Also spent a year as a centrally contracted player with England Sevens. Preece has made the Championship Dream team at Openside flanker on two occasions, once with Birmingham and Solihull in 2009/10 season and with Rotherham Titans 2014/15 season where he became the clubs seasons leading try score of 15. 2015/16 season Preece started his third season with the Titans at hooker and has now made over 170 national appearances scoring 35 try's. For the 2016/17 season, Preece signed for Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club.
International career
Preece is a former England Counties XV cap, making his debut off the bench versus a Madrid XV in 2011 and went on to play all 3 games .[1]
He made his debut for England Sevens in the first leg of the European Sevens Grand Prix Series in June 2012 in Lyon.
Whilst playing for England Sevens in the Moscow leg of the same series Preece suffered a serious ACL injury which required reconstructive surgery and ruled him out of adding to his England appearances during 2012.
References
- ↑ "England Counties demolish Madrid with eight tries". RFU. Retrieved 2012-05-26.