Jay Tyack
Jay Tyack (born 7 June 1996) is an English rugby union player who plays for Bristol Bears in the Premiership Rugby.
Birth name | Jay Tyack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 7 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Truro, Cornwall, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Penair School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tyack began his career with Truro following stints with Cornish All Blacks, St Ives and St Austell.
He initially arrived with Cornish Pirates back in 2014 as a Player Development Foundation member, he played England at Under-18 and Schools level and South West U20s,[1] where he was given the chance to play in New Zealand. Then, on his return to England, he gained further experience playing a season at Chinnor in National League 2 South, and then at Birmingham Moseley in National League 1.[2] He subsequently resigned with the Pirates back in the RFU Championship from the 2019-20 season.[3]
On 3 November 2020, Tyack, along with fellow team-mate Kyle Moyle, signed for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby on short-term loans for the 2020-21 season.[4] His only appearance was from off the bench against French side Lyon in the European Champions Cup in Dedcember 2020.[5] When he returned to the Pirates, Tyack was part of the historic moment defeating Premiership and European champions Saracens 25-17 in the opening of the 2020-21 RFU Championship season.[6]
On 24 May 2021, Tyack signed a two-year deal for local rivals Worcester Warriors ahead of the 2021-22 season.[7] However, due to injuries in the squad, Tyack was arrived at Sixways Stadium before the end of the 2020-21 season. He made his debut from off the bench, against Leicester Tigers back in October 2021.[8] On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted.[9] On 28 October 2022, Tyack signed for local rivals Bristol Bears for the remainder of the 2022-23 season, following a successful trial period.[10]
References
- "SOUTH WEST U20 SQUAD SELECTED". Redruth Rugby Club. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Interview: Worcester Warriors' new signing Jay Tyack". Worcester News. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Cornish Pirates: Nicolas De Battista and Jay Tyack to return". Falmouth Packet. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Gloucester Rugby announce signings of Kyle Moyle & Jay Tyack on short-term deals". Gloucester Rugby. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Lyon 55-10 Gloucester". Sky Sports. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Cornish Pirates 25-17 Saracens: Former European champions lose Championship opener". BBC Sport. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Warriors sign Pirate Jay Tyack". Warriors. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Premiership: Worcester 3-48 Leicester - Tigers run in seven tries to win at Sixways". BBC Sport. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
- "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- "Bristol Bears confirm the signing of former Worcester Warriors prop". Bristol Post. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.