Richard Jackett
Richard "Dick" Jackett (1 December 1880 – 27 July 1960)[1] was a Cornish rugby union player who played his club rugby for Falmouth R.F.C. and between 1905-14 Leicester Tigers where he made 59 appearances scoring 8 tries. He was capped 71 times for Cornwall and was a member of the 1908 County Championship winning team that beat Durham 17-3 in the final played at Redruth in front of 17,000 spectators. He also played in the Cornwall side that represented Great Britain winning a silver medal in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London losing to Australia in the final 32-3. He was the brother of Edward Jackett.[2]
1908 Olympic Gold Final Wallabies v Cornwall.
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References
- Richard Jackett at Olympedia
- Olympics info at Sports-reference.com
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