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Jake Ball

Jake Ball

Cap No 1114

Profile Biog
DOB 21st Jun 1991
Birthplace Ascot,Berks
Position Lock
Club/Region Scarlets
Height 1.98 m (6' 6“)
Weight 124.09 kg (19st 6lbs)

Jake Ball was born in Ascot and qualified to play for Wales through his father Dave, who was born in Colwyn Bay and who played rugby for the British Army, London Welsh and Harlequins.

He moved to Australia with his family at the age of 16 and spent two years in the Western Australia Under 19 cricket squad with Aussie Test cricketers, Mitchell and Shaun Marsh. In his prime he was a fast bowler who was clocked at 82 mph and played in the Australian U19 championships in 2008/09.

He switched back to rugby, but was judged by the Western Force to be too small at 95kg. Since then he has grown in size to 120+kgs and become one of the biggest ball carriers in Welsh rugby. He became the sixth Welsh player to sign a National Dual Contract in January, 2015, and has become an integral part of the Scarlets side.

He joined the Scarlets in 2012 and made his debut as a replacement against Connacht on 15 September that year. He also played for Llanelli RFC in his first season. He has since gone on to make more than 100 appearances for the region. Injuries forced him to miss both the 2017 Guinness PRO12 final victory in Dublin and the 2018 defeat at the same Aviva Stadium venue.

His Wales debut came as a replacement in the 6 Nations defeat to Ireland in Dublin on 8 February, 2014, and he made his first start in a win over France on home soil 13 days later. He also played against England and Scotland in that championship. He went on the summer tour to South Africa later that year and figured in four of the five 6 Nations matches in 2015, starting against England and Scotland. That led him into the Rugby World Cup, where he played in the big win over Uruguay.

A serious shoulder injury suffered against the All Blacks in Cardiff in 2017 meant he didn’t play for Wales for a year, but he returned to play a part in three of the 2019 Grand Slam matches.

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First Team

Taine Plumtree

Taine Plumtree

Back row

Tommy Reffell

Tommy Reffell

Flanker

Sam Costelow

Sam Costelow

Fly half

Rio Dyer

Rio Dyer

Winger

Teddy Williams

Teddy Williams

Second Row

Mason Grady

Mason Grady

Centre

Kemsley Mathias

Kemsley Mathias

Loosehead prop

Keiron Assiratti

Keiron Assiratti

Tighthead prop

Henry Thomas

Henry Thomas

Tighthead prop

Max Llewellyn

Max Llewellyn

Centre

Jac Morgan

Jac Morgan

Back Row

Cameron Winnett

Cameron Winnett

Full back

Archie Griffin

Archie Griffin

Tighthead prop

Evan Lloyd

Evan Lloyd

Hooker

Ellis Bevan

Ellis Bevan

Scrum half

Josh Hathaway

Josh Hathaway

Winger

Eddie James

Eddie James

Centre

Blair Murray

Blair Murray

Winger

Freddie Thomas

Freddie Thomas

Will Rowlands

Will Rowlands

Second Row

Adam Beard

Adam Beard

Lock

Ryan Elias

Ryan Elias

Hooker

Wyn Jones

Wyn Jones

Prop

Nicky Smith

Nicky Smith

Loosehead prop

Aaron Wainwright

Aaron Wainwright

Back Row

Owen Weatkin

Owen Watkin

Centre

Jake Ball

Tomos Williams

Scrum Half

Ken Owens

Ken Owens

Hooker

Justin Tipuric

Justin Tipuric

Back Row

Gareth Anscombe

Gareth Anscombe

Fly Half/Full Back

Nick Tompkins

Nick Tompkins

Centre

Dewi lake

Dewi Lake

Hooker

James Botham

James Botham

Flanker

Rhodri Williams

Rhodri Williams

Scrum half

Tom Rogers

Tom Rogers

Winger

Ben Thomas

Ben Thomas

Centre

Jake Ball

Gareth Thomas

Loosehead prop

Christ Tshiunza

Christ Tshiunza

Second/Back Row

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