Jebb Sinclair (born 4 August 1986) is a
Canadian rugby union player who played most recently for
London Irish. Released from his contract over the summer of 2017, he is now coaching in Canada.
Sinclair is a flanker but can also provide cover in the second row. Jebb made his debut for the
Canadian national rugby team against
Portugal while on Canada's 2008 tour of Europe.
Sinclair has previously played with th
Fredericton Loyalists Castaway Wanderers RFC,
RGC 1404 in North Wales, and
The Rock of the
Canadian Rugby Championship.
On July 8, 2011
Rugby Canada released its 30-man squad for the
2011 Rugby World Cup
The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Af ...
which included Sinclair. The 2011 event was Sinclair's first World Cup.
Canada names final 30 man squad for Rugby World Cup
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In May 2012, he joined Super Rugby
Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Building on various Southern Hem ...
team the on a short-term loan deal. At the end of the 2012 Super Rugby season
The 2012 Super Rugby season was the second season of the current 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involves teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. For sponsorship reasons, this competition is known as FxPro Super R ...
, it was announced he would stay on in South Africa to play for in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
The 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 74th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 11 August to 27 October 2012. The tournament (known as the Absa Currie Cup Premier Division for sponsorship reasons) is the ...
.
Sinclair became the second Canadian international to win the Currie Cup following dual South African and Canadian international Christian Stewart. Both Sinclair and Stewart achieved this in the colours of Western Province.
References
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1986 births
Canadian expatriate rugby union players
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Canada international rugby union players
Canadian rugby union coaches
Canadian rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in England
Expatriate rugby union players in South Africa
Living people
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union number eights
Sportspeople from Red Deer, Alberta
Stormers players
London Irish players
Western Province (rugby union) players
Canada international rugby sevens players