Will Jordan (rugby union)

William Thomas Jordan (Born 24 February 1998), is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who currently plays for the Tasman Mako of the Mitre 10 Cup, and the Crusaders in the international Super Rugby competition.

Will Jordan

Full name	William Thomas Jordan
Date of birth	(1998-02-24) 24 February 1998
Place of birth	Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School	Christchurch Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback Current team Tasman, Crusaders Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017– Tasman 32 (105) 2019– Crusaders 16 (75) Correct as of 12 July 2020 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 New Zealand U20 7 (45) Correct as of 15 April 2019

Early career

Jordan attended Fendalton Open Air School then Cobham Intermediate then Christchurch Boys' High School, In Christchurch, New Zealand. He played as fullback for the 1st XV, and led the UC Championship in tries scored in 2015.[1]

Professional career

After a successful school career, Jordan made his debut for the Tasman Mako in Round 1 of the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup against Canterbury at Trafalgar Park in Nelson. In the 2017 Mitre 10 Cup season he scored 5 tries, and was second in the tournament for clean breaks.[2] Since then Jordan has played 32 matches for the Mako and has the second most amount of tries the team with 21. He was a part of the Mako side which won the Mitre 10 Cup for the first time in 2019. Jordan made his debut for Super Rugby team the Crusaders in 2019 and has since played 16 matches and scored 15 tries. He has won a super rugby title with the Crusaders.

References

1. "Christchurch fullback Will Jordan scores four tries and gets Tasman Makos deal". Stuff. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
2. "Stats | mitre10cup.co.nz | Official home of the Investec Super Rugby competition". Mitre10 Cup. Retrieved 28 October 2017.