Mitch Jacobson (rugby union)

Mitch Jacobson (born 13 January 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for Waikato in the ITM Cup.^[1][2] He also plays for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR) in the U.S.

Mitch Jacobson

Full name	Mitchell Lee Jacobson
Date of birth	(1996-01-13) 13 January 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Te Awamutu, New Zealand
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
School	Cambridge High School
University	University of Waikato
Notable relative(s)	Luke Jacobson
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Current team New England Freejacks Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015− Waikato 71 (30) 2019– Chiefs 2 (0) 2020 Sunwolves 5 (0) 2022–2024 New England Free Jacks 22 (17) Correct as of 16 April 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014 New Zealand Schools 5 2015 New Zealand U20 17 Correct as of 6 October 2015

Jacobson was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2014 and a year later he was a member of the New Zealand side which won the 2015 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy.^[3]

Jacbson has spent a majority of his career with Waikato captaining the club regularly.^[4]

Super Rugby Career

In 2019 Jacobson was selected as an injury replacement for the Chiefs and played 2 games. He was not retained for the following season however was picked for the Sunwolves in 2020 for their last year in Super Rugby.

Major league Rubgy career

Jacobson would sign with the free jacks in 2022. He would appear in 15 games helping them win their first championship in 2023 scoring the opening try in the championship game. He would be named to the all MLR second team at the end of the season.^[5] He would be part another championship team the following year. After the 2024 season he stepped away from the team to focus on family.^[6]

Honours

New England Free Jacks

• Major League Rugby Championship: (2023, 2024)
• All Major League Rugby second team: (2023)

Waikato

• Bunnings NPC Premiership Division championship (2021)

New Zealand U20s

• 2015 IRB Junior World Championship