Ruettiger 'Rory' Jacob (born 11 October 1983 in
Oulart
Oulart (, formerly ''Ubhallghort'' - ''"the orchard"''), is a small village in the southeastern corner of Ireland. It is situated in County Wexford just off the R741 regional road halfway between the towns of Gorey to the north and Wexford ...
,
County Wexford) is an
Irish
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sportsperson. He plays
hurling with his local club
Oulart–The Ballagh and was a member of the
Wexford
Wexford () is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. Wexford lies on the south side of Wexford Harbour, the estuary of the River Slaney near the southeastern corner of the island of Ireland. The town is linked to Dublin by the M11/N11 ...
senior inter-county team from 2002 to 2015. Both his father
Mick
Mick is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Michael. Because of its popularity in Ireland, it is often used in England as a derogatory term for an Irish person or a person of Irish descent. In Australia the meaning broade ...
and his brother
Michael
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Given name "Michael"
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also played for Wexford. He was captain of the Wexford team for 2008.
Career statistics
Club
References
1983 births
Living people
Oulart-the-Ballagh hurlers
Wexford inter-county hurlers
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