Jake Cooper-Woolley

Jake Cooper-Woolley (born 18 November 1989) is an English professional rugby union player. He previously played Prop for Sale Sharks. Since 2022, he has become a key part of the Kefron UK sales team.

Jake Cooper-Woolley

Birth name	Jake Cooper-Woolley
Date of birth	(1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Redhill, Surrey
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	127 kg (20 st 0 lb)
University	Cardiff University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop Current team Sale Sharks Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2013 Cardiff Blues 0 (0) 2010–2012 Bedwas 25 (5) 2013 Cardiff 5 (10) 2013–2019 Wasps 114 (25) 2019– Sale Sharks 36 (10) Correct as of 25 March 2021 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015–2016 England Saxons Correct as of 30 May 2018

Early life

Cooper-Woolley was born in Reigate and attended St Bede's School in Redhill, Surrey. While at school, he played for Dorking and was a part of the Harlequins Elite Player Development Group (EPDG) before deciding to focus on his studies at Cardiff University, Cooper-Woolley also competed in the England Schools Championship at shot-putt.^[1]

Club career

While studying at Cardiff University, Cooper-Woolley signed for the Cardiff Blues regional side, and played club rugby for Bedwas for two seasons (2010–11 and 2011–12), scoring one try in 25 appearances.^[2] He also played five times for Cardiff RFC in 2013, scoring two tries.^[3]

Cooper-Woolley was a try-scorer when leading Cardiff University in the 2012 Welsh Varsity Match.^[4]

Cooper-Woolley signed for Wasps for the 2013-14 season.^[5] In May 2016 it was announced that his contract with Wasps had been extended.^[6]

After six seasons with Wasps, Cooper-Woolley signs for Premiership rivals Sale Sharks from the 2019-20 season.^[7]

International career

Member of England Saxons, debut in win against Ireland in 2015 (RFU profile)