Jack Singleton
{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{infobox Rugby biography
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| birth_name = Jack Howard Singleton
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dacorum, Hertfordshire, England
| school = St George's School, Harpenden
| height = {{height|m=1.80|}}
| weight = {{convert|109|kg|st lbs|abbr=on}}
| ru_position = Hooker
| ru_amateuryears =
| ru_amateurclubs =
| years1 = 2014-2019
| clubs1 = Worcester Warriors
| apps1 = 65
| points1 = 25
| years4 = 2019-2020
| clubs4 = Saracens
| apps4 = 15
| points4 = 10
| years5 = 2020-
| clubs5 = Gloucester
| apps5 = 56
| points5 = 80
| years6 = 2023-2024
| clubs6 = → Toulon (loan)
| apps6 = 21
| points6 = 5
| ru_clubupdate = 30 October 2024
| repyears1 = 2016
| repteam1 = England under-20
| repcaps1 = 10
| reppoints1 = 35
| repyears2 = 2017-2022
| repteam2 = England A
| repcaps2 = 2
| reppoints2 = 0
| repyears3 = 2017-2022
| repteam3 = England
| repcaps3 = 4
| reppoints3 = 0
| ru_ntupdate = 30 October 2024
}}
Jack Singleton (born 14 May 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays at hooker for Premiership Rugby club Gloucester.
Club career
Singleton came through the Saracens Academy prior to joining Worcester Warriors in 2014.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51726397|title=Jack Singleton: Saracens' England hooker to join Gloucester on season-long loan|date=11 March 2020|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 July 2022}} In October 2016 he made his professional debut for Worcester away in Russia against Enisei-STM in the EPCR Challenge Cup. In what proved to be a markedly good first professional season at Worcester, Singleton made twenty appearances. His Premiership debut came against Northampton Saints in November 2016. Singleton's good form as a young player, saw him collect a 'Club's Young Player of the Season' award for the 2016–2017 campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://warriors.co.uk/teams/jack-singleton/|publisher=Worcester Warriors|title=Jack Singleton Worcester Profile|date=9 September 2016|access-date=27 January 2021}}
After five years at Worcester, Singleton returned to Saracens in 2019.{{cite news |url=https://inews.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/jack-singleton-gloucester-hooker-saracens-departure-european-challenge-cup-1613815|title=Jack Singleton: Gloucester hooker on his ‘turbulent’ Saracens departure before European Challenge Cup meeting|first=Hugh|last=Godwin|website=The I|date=6 May 2022|access-date=5 July 2022}} On 11 March 2020, Singleton joined Gloucester on a season-long loan deal for the 2020–21 season after Saracens were relegated to the RFU Championship due to salary cap breaches.{{cite news|url=https://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/2020/03/11/england-international-hooker-jack-singleton-joins-gloucester-rugby-on-a-season-long-loan-for-the-2020-21-season/|publisher=Gloucester Rugby|title=England international hooker Jack Singleton joins Gloucester Rugby on a season long loan for the 2020-21 season|date=11 March 2020|access-date=12 March 2020}} It was later confirmed he would remain at Gloucester permanently from the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|date=17 December 2020|title=Singleton to make Gloucester move permanent|url=https://www.saracens.com/singleton-to-make-gloucester-move-permanent/|access-date=17 December 2020|website=Saracens|language=en-GB}}
On 29 November 2023, Singleton would join French giants Toulon in the Top 14 on loan for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. This would give Singleton more game time since recovering from a serious knee injury. He will return to Gloucester in the Premiership for the 2024–25 season.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/67558422|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Jack Singleton: Gloucester hooker joins Toulon for remainder of season|date=29 November 2023|access-date=6 December 2024}}
International career
Singleton scored four tries in a game against Italy in the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2016/02/12/four-tries-for-singleton-as-england-u20-beat-italy/|title=Four tries for Singleton as England U20 beat Italy|date=12 February 2016|work=Premiership Rugby|access-date=5 July 2022}} He was selected for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and scored tries in pool matches against Italy and Scotland.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36475784|title=World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England start Manchester tournament with win|first=Nathan|last=Middleton|website=BBC Sport|date=7 June 2016|access-date=5 July 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36508212|title=World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England win while Ireland stun New Zealand|first=Nathan|last=Middleton|website=BBC Sport|date=11 June 2016|access-date=5 July 2022}} He started in the final as England defeated Ireland to become junior world champions.{{cite news|title=Dominant England blow Ireland away in U20 World Cup final|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/international-rugby/dominant-england-blow-ireland-away-in-u20-world-cup-final-34833585.html|first=John|last=Fallon|publisher=The Irish Independent|date=25 June 2016|access-date=5 July 2022}}
In May 2017 Singleton received his first call-up to the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones and started in a non-cap game against the Barbarians.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40046212|title=England name eight uncapped players to face Barbarians, Chris Robshaw and George Ford to captain|date=25 May 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 July 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40077979|title=England 28-14 Barbarians|date=28 May 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 July 2022}} He was a member of the squad on their tour of Argentina but remained on the bench for both tests.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40114200|title=England's Tommy Taylor and Nick Schonert out of Argentina tour|date=31 May 2017|work=BBC Sport|access-date=5 July 2022}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/rugby-union/article/jack-singleton-a-new-breed-of-warrior-b9xj68d3j|url-access=subscription|title=Jack Singleton: A new breed of warrior|first=Stephen|last=Jones|website=The Times|date=10 September 2017|access-date=5 July 2022}} He was also called up as injury cover during their 2018 tour of South Africa but did not participate in the series.{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/jack-singleton-called-up-by-england-as-cover-for-luke-cowan-dickie-kz7blxz6s|url-access=subscription|title=Jack Singleton called up by England as cover for Luke Cowan-Dickie|first=Alex|last=Lowe|website=The Times|date=11 June 2018|access-date=5 July 2022}}
On 11 August 2019, Singleton won his first cap for England off the bench against Wales at Twickenham in a warm-up match and the next day his selection for the 2019 Rugby World Cup was confirmed.{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/international/rugby-world-cup-2019-wales-vs-england-team-selection-jack-singleton-joker-a9061881.html|title=Rugby World Cup 2019: England deploy joker Jack Singleton to continue warm-up experiments|first=Duncan|last=Bech|website=The Independent|date=16 August 2019|access-date=5 July 2022}}{{cite news|title=Rugby World Cup: England leave out Te'o, name Ludlam & McConnochie in squad|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49318410|first=Chris|last=Jones|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2019|access-date=5 July 2022}} His only appearance at the tournament came as a replacement for Luke Cowan-Dickie during a pool stage fixture against the United States.{{cite news|title=England thrash United States 45-7 in Rugby World Cup|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49840190|first=Tom|last=Fordyce|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 September 2019|access-date=5 July 2022}}
Singleton was called up to the England squad on 15 November 2021 as cover for the injured Jamie George for the game against South Africa during the 2021 Autumn Nations Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59296591|title=England's Owen Farrell and Jamie George ruled out of South Africa Test through injury|date=15 November 2021|work=BBC Sport|access-date=16 November 2021}}
Honours
{{incomplete list|date=October 2023}}
- Rugby World Cup / Webb Ellis Cup
- Runner up: 2019
References
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External links
- [https://www.englandrugby.com/england/senior-men/squad/jack-singleton England RFU profile]
- [http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/285793.html ESPN profile]
{{Gloucester Rugby squad}}
{{England Squad 2019 Rugby World Cup}}
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