Jake Upfield (born 18 May 1995) is an Australian

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player, currently playing for the . His preferred position is lock or

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Early career

Upfield graduated

Bond University Bond University is Australia's first private not-for-profit university and is located in Robina, a suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland. Since its founding on 15 May 1989, Bond University has primarily been a teaching-focused higher ed ...

in 2017, before moving to the UK.

Professional career

Upfield joined

Jersey Reds Jersey Reds is a rugby club based in Jersey, Channel Islands that currently competes at the RFU Championship, which is the second tier of English professional rugby. Until season 2022/23, the professional arm of Jersey Reds was part of Jers ...

in 2017. He remained with the side until 2021 when he returned to Australia to continue his studies. Ahead of the

2023 Super Rugby Pacific season The 2023 Super Rugby Pacific season (known as Harvey Norman Super Rugby Pacific in Australia, Shop N Save Super Rugby Pacific in Fiji and DHL Super Rugby Pacific in New Zealand) is the 28th season of Super Rugby, an annual rugby union competition ...

, Upfield was called into the squad as it suffered with injuries in the lock position. He made his debut in Round 1 against the .

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk Profile
1995 births Living people Australian rugby union players Rugby union locks Rugby union flankers Jersey Reds players Queensland Reds players Place of birth missing (living people) Australian expatriate rugby union players in England {{Australia-rugbyunion-bio-stub