Jack Cosgrove (rugby union)

Jack Cosgrove
Birth name	Jack Cosgrove
Date of birth	30 July 1994
Place of birth	Coventry, England
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	119 kg (18 st 10 lb)
School	Coundon Court School
University	Hartpury College
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Senior career
Years	Team
2013–2014; 2014–2015; 2015–2017; 2015–2016; 2017−2018; 2018−2019; 2019	Worcester Warriors; Doncaster Knights; Edinburgh; → London Scottish; Bristol; Worcester Warriors; Dragons
International career
Years	Team
2013–2014	Scotland U20

Jack Cosgrove (born 30 July 1994) is a retired Scottish rugby union player playing most recently for Dragons in the Pro14.

Born in Coventry, Cosgrove attended Coundon Court School – alma mater of Scotland international Jim Hamilton – then Hartpury College, before joining Worcester Warriors Academy in 2013. In 2015, he signed a two-year deal with Edinburgh until May 2017.[1]

In March 2017, Cosgrove returned south with Bristol Rugby ahead of the 2017-18 Greene King IPA Championship season.[2]

In December 2018, Cosgrove left Bristol by mutual consent to return to Worcester Warriors.[3]

In June 2019, Cosgrove signed a two-year contract for Welsh region Dragons in the Pro14 from the 2019-20 season.[4]

It was announced in December 2019, that Cosgrove had been forced to retire from professional rugby, aged 25, because of a serious eye injury sustained in training.[5]

References

"Edinburgh Rugby sign Scotland U20 ace Jack Cosgrove". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
"Bristol sign Edinburgh prop Jack Cosgrove". BBC Sport. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
"Jack Cosgrove: Worcester Warriors re-sign Bristol Bears prop forward". BBC Sport. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
"Jack Cosgrove: Prop joins Dragons from Worcester". BBC Sport. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
"Jack Cosgrove: Dragons prop forced to retire through injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2019.

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[1] "Edinburgh Rugby sign Scotland U20 ace Jack Cosgrove". Edinburgh Evening News. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.

[2] "Bristol sign Edinburgh prop Jack Cosgrove". BBC Sport. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.

[3] "Jack Cosgrove: Worcester Warriors re-sign Bristol Bears prop forward". BBC Sport. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2018.

[4] "Jack Cosgrove: Prop joins Dragons from Worcester". BBC Sport. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[5] "Jack Cosgrove: Dragons prop forced to retire through injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 December 2019.