Jason Eaton

Jason Eaton

Birth name	Jason John Eaton
Date of birth	(1982-08-21) 21 August 1982
Place of birth	Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013- NTT Shining Arcs 0 (0) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–03 2005–2013 Manawatu Taranaki 25 51 (15) (35) Correct as of 6 November 2012 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2013 Hurricanes 88 (50) Correct as of 31 May 2013 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2009 New Zealand 15 (5) Correct as of 6 November 2012

Jason John Eaton (born 21 August 1982 in Palmerston North, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He plays as a lock.

Early life

Though born in Palmerston North he grew up on a dairy farm near the small community of Colyton.

Career

Eaton made his provincial debut for Manawatu in 2002, before transferring to Taranaki in 2004. He currently plays for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby and for Taranaki in the National Provincial Championship.

Eaton attended Feilding Intermediate and Palmerston North Boys' High School. He plays for Stratford in the Taranaki premier competition. He was picked out of obscurity by Graham Henry to tour with the All Blacks on their successful Grand Slam Tour of November 2005. At the time, Eaton had not played professional super series rugby. He made his All Black debut aged 23, versus Ireland on that tour. He has currently played in 9 tests.

Currently Eaton plays for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby where as of 12 April 2013 he has scored 50 points (10 tries) and played in 77 games. Eaton had an explosive start with the Hurricanes; scoring a pair of tries against the Western Force in his first match for the Hurricanes at Taranaki’s home ground in New Plymouth.

Eaton has played 15 test matches for the All Blacks between 2005 and 2009. He made his debut against Ireland on November 12 2005 and scored a try against the Wallabies in 2006.

Before his break, Eaton played 25 games for Division Two NPC side Manawatu in 2002–2003, scoring three tries.

On 21 November 2006 Jason Eaton won the International Rugby Players' Association's (IRPA) international newcomer of the year award. This award is voted on by all international players, with players not allowed to vote for members of their own team.

External links

• Hurricanes profile
• Jason Eaton at the All Blacks (archived)
• Copy of his entire debut match.