Jason Eaton Explained

Jason Eaton
Birth Name:Jason John Eaton
Birth Place:Palmerston North, New Zealand
Weight:115kg (254lb)
Ru Position:Lock
Amatyears1:2020-
Amatteam1:Old Boys University (premier reserve)
Repteam1:New Zealand
Repyears1:2005–09
Repcaps1:15
Reppoints1:5
Ru Ntupdate:6 November 2012
Years1:2013–2014
Years2:2014–2018
Clubs1:NTT Communications Shining Arcs
Clubs2:La Rochelle
Apps1:4
Apps2:72
Points1:0
Points2:30
Ru Clubupdate:3 Sep 2015
Super1:Hurricanes
Superyears1:2006–13
Superapps1:89
Superpoints1:50
Super14update:31 May 2013
Province1:Manawatu
Province2:Taranaki
Provinceyears1:2002–03
Provinceyears2:2005–13
Provinceapps1:25
Provinceapps2:51
Provincepoints1:15
Provincepoints2:35
Ru Provinceupdate:6 November 2012
School:Palmerston North Boys' High School
Birth Date:21 August 1982
Amatapps1:3

Jason John Eaton (born 21 August 1982) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. He played as a lock.

Early life

Although born in Palmerston North, Eaton grew up on a farm near the small community of Colyton.

He attended Feilding Intermediate and then Palmerston North Boys' High School.

Career

Eaton made his provincial debut for Manawatu in 2002, before transferring to Taranaki in 2004.

He played for Stratford in the Taranaki premier competition.

He was picked out of obscurity by Graham Henry to tour with the All Blacks on their successful Grand Slam Tour of November 2005. At the time, Eaton had not played professional super series rugby. He made his All Black debut aged 23, versus Ireland on that tour.

Notably, Eaton played for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby where he scored 10 tries and played in 89 games.[1] Eaton had an explosive start with the Hurricanes; scoring a pair of tries against the Western Force in his first match for the Hurricanes at Taranaki’s home ground in New Plymouth.[2]

Eaton played 15 test matches for the All Blacks between 2005 and 2009.[3]

Eaton played 25 games for Manawatu in 2002–03, scoring three tries.

On 21 November 2006 Jason Eaton won the International Rugby Players' Association's (IRPA) international newcomer of the year award. This award is voted on by all international players, with players not allowed to vote for members of their own team.

Eaton was named Player of the Year in the 2011 Taranaki side.[4] He left New Zealand in 2013 to briefly play with the Shining Arcs team in Japan[5] before playing for French club La Rochelle from 2014-2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jason Eaton . 2022-03-08 . Hurricanes . en.
  2. Web site: Jason Eaton . 2022-03-08 . Hurricanes . en.
  3. Web site: Stats allblacks.com . 2022-03-08 . stats.allblacks.com.
  4. Web site: MCLEAN . GLENN . 2011-09-07 . Eaton player of the year . 2022-03-08 . Stuff . en.
  5. Web site: 2013-07-25 . Jason Eaton heading to Japon . 2022-03-08 . RNZ . en-nz.