Jack Regan (born 9 May 1997) is an Irish

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player, currently playing for the Highlanders in Super Rugby and the

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side Otago Rugby. He previously played for Irish

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team

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. He plays as a

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Career

Regan started playing rugby underage at

Birr RFC Birr RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Birr, County Offaly, playing in Division 2B of the Leinster League. Formed in 1887 the club is one of the oldest clubs the country. The club colours are green and black. In June 2013 Birr rugby club w ...

in County Offaly and was part of the

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under-age set up.

Ulster

Regan made his senior competitive debut for

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in their 54–42 defeat against

in the

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on 20 December 2019, coming on as a replacement in this match. In March 2020 he was released by Ulster.

Otago

Regan moved to New Zealand where he joined the Dunedin Sharks and was subsequently signed by Otago. He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2020 season against

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Highlanders

In February 2021 Regan was called into the Highlanders squad as injury cover for some pre-season games. Regan made his Super Rugby debut for the Highlanders on 26 February in a 13–26 defeat to the Crusaders. He made his second appearance in the Highlanders first win of the season against the Chiefs in Hamilton.

References

External links

itsrugby.co.uk Profile
1997 births Living people Irish rugby union players Ulster Rugby players Rugby union locks Otago rugby union players Highlanders (rugby union) players Ospreys (rugby union) players Rugby union players from County Offaly Sportspeople from Birr, County Offaly {{Ireland-rugbyunion-bio-stub