WASHINGTON 鈥� Canadian international prop Jake Ilnicki has signed with Old Glory DC for the 2022 Major League Rugby season.
The 29-year-old from Williams Lake, sa国际传媒, comes from the Seattle Seawolves, part of a rugby journey that has taken the five-foot-11 258-pounder to Australia (New South Wales Country Eagles), the U.S. (San Diego Breakers in the now-defunct PRO League), New Zealand (Manawatu Turbos) and England (Northampton, Newcastle and Yorkshire Carnegie).
鈥淛ake is a great addition to Old Glory,鈥� head coach Andrew Douglas said in a statement. 鈥淗e's an experienced international tighthead prop who will bring depth to OG. His strong work ethic, intelligence, and ability to relate to all players will be great ingredients to the team. He鈥檚 renowned as a great team man, and that鈥檚 exactly what Old Glory needs.鈥�
Ilnicki has won 42 caps for sa国际传媒.
He made his debut in November 2013 against Georgia in Tbilisi in an ill-tempered game that saw an all-out brawl after sa国际传媒's Liam Underwood was clotheslined by a Georgian player. A player from each side was red-carded and Ilnicki came on to replace a bloodied Andrew Tiedemann in what turned out to be a 19-15 sa国际传媒 loss.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 25, 2021
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