Jake Abbott
{{short description|English rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1988|2|4}}
| birth_place = Worcester, England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| weight = {{convert|100|kg|stlb}}
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| school = Worcester Sixth Form College
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| ru_position = Flanker
| ru_currentteam = Griffins Rugby
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| years1 = 2008–14 | clubs1 = Worcester | apps1 = 20 | points1 = 35
| years2 = 2014– | clubs2 = Griffins Rugby | apps2 = | points2 =
| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2009-
| ru_sevensnationalteam1 = England
| ru_sevensnationalcomp1 = 4
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Jake Abbott (born 4 February 1988) is an English rugby union player who played most of his career as a flanker for Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership.
Club career
=Worcester=
Malvern born and bred, Abbott has been connected with the Warriors since the age of 6 playing for the Minis/Juniors and is a product of the Warriors Academy system{{cite web|url=http://www.warriors.co.uk/players/warriorsplayers.php?player=62940&includeref=dynamic|title=Abbot player profile|publisher=Worcester Warriors|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090919032036/http://www.warriors.co.uk/players/warriorsplayers.php?player=62940&includeref=dynamic|archivedate=19 September 2009}} Abbott has worked his way through the entire system to become a first team star.
Abbott first broke into the team at Warriors in October 2008 when he started the EDF Energy Cup game with London Irish. Less than a month later he scored his first senior try in the same competition against Harlequins.
Following the Worcester Warriors relegation to the RFU Championship at the end of the 2009/2010 season, Abbott signed a one-year deal committing his future to helping the Warriors regain premiership rugby, but his efforts were cut short as he suffered a severe knee Injury in October 2010.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9087247.stm|title=Injured Warriors flanker Jake Abbott out for six months|date=13 October 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101014053647/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9087247.stm|archive-date=14 October 2010|publisher=BBC Sport}} Abbott was ruled out for the remainder of the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury sidelining him for 6 months, having had a bright and promising start to the campaign.
In January 2011, it was confirmed that Abbott had committed a further two years to playing for the Worcester Warriors by signing a new deal which would keep him at the club until the end of the 2013 season.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/9357888.stm|title=Jake Abbott signs new two-year Worcester Warriors deal|date=11 January 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110115152815/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/9357888.stm|archive-date=January 15, 2011|publisher=BBC Sport}}
Abbott was ruled out for the majority of the 2014 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee.
=Griffins=
In 2014, Abbott became one of America's first full-time professional rugby players by joining Griffins Rugby in Dallas, Texas on a three-year deal.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.griffinsrugby.com/jakeabbott|title=Premiership and England Sevens, Jake Abbott signs for Griffins Rugby Club|access-date=21 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140929193926/http://www.griffinsrugby.com/jakeabbott/|archive-date=29 September 2014|url-status=dead|publisher=Griffins Rugby|date=12 September 2014}}
International
Abbott was included in the England Sevens squad in December 2009, making his debut in the Dubai stage of the world sevens tournament.{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}} Abbott turned down an opportunity to play for England in the Commonwealth Games, however, wanting instead to focus on his performances for the Warriors.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090919032036/http://www.warriors.co.uk/players/warriorsplayers.php?player=62940&includeref=dynamic Worcester Warriors profile]
- [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/stats/profiles.php?player=79208&includeref=dynamic Guinness Premiership profile]{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100314064408/http://www.rfu.com/SquadsAndPlayers/EnglandSevens/JakeAbbott.aspx RFU England Sevens Profile]
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