Jackson Willison

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Jackson Willison
Rugby union career
Full name	Jackson Dan Kingi Willison
Date of birth	(1988-09-05) 5 September 1988
Place of birth	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School	Otorohanga College Hamilton Boys' High School
Playing career
Position	Inside Centre
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007–	Waikato	60	(65)
correct as of 21 October 2013.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009–2012 2013–	Chiefs Blues	39 13	(30) (5)

correct as of 15 July 2013.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008 2010–	New Zealand under-20 Māori All Blacks	5 7	(10) (5)
correct as of 3 November 2013.

Jackson Dan Kingi Willison (born (1988-09-05)5 September 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is as a midfield back. He plays for the Blues in Super Rugby and Waikato in the ITM Cup.

Career

Willison played for the Chiefs in Super Rugby from 2009–12, and was part of the title winning Chiefs in 2012.

Also, in 2012 he was selected for the Māori All Blacks end of year tour.^[1]

For 2013 Willison was initially included in the Chiefs, before being delisted^[2] by coach Dave Rennie while he sought to contract Counties-Manukau midfielder Bundee Aki.^{[citation needed]} Rennie had intended to sign Aki, then grab Willison back in the draft, but new Blues coach John Kirwan acted quickly to sign Willison and move him to Auckland.^[3]

At the start of 2014, it was announced that he would leave the Blues after the 2014 Super Rugby season to join French Top 14 side Grenoble on a two-year contract.^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Super Rugby Profile: Blues – Jackson Willison". Blues. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
↑ Long, David (29 September2012). "Kirwan quick to take Baden Kerr from Steelers". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
↑ Long, David (28 October 2012). "Friction over Super Rugby backdoor deals". Rugby Heaven. Fairfax. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
↑ "Grenoble snap up Willison". Planet Rugby. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
↑ "Jackson Willison rejoint le FCG" (Press release) (in French). FC Grenoble Rugby. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.

External links

v t e Waikato squad – ITM Cup

Forwards	Alainu'uese Alo-Emile F Armstrong J Armstrong Burn Douglas Elliott Faiva Graham Grice S Hohneck Z Hohneck Kapeli Kilgour Lam Messam Middleton Mitchell Ross Smith Talakai Tameifuna Tyrell Vant Leven (c)

Backs	Christie Collier Hanley Hawera Kerr-Barlow Malo Masirewa Mikkelson O'Donnell Perawiti Renata Siinei Snowden Tokula Waenga Webber Weber Willison

Coach	Walters

Squads

v t e Blues – 2014 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Kane Barrett Luke Braid Tom Donnelly Charlie Faumuina Jerome Kaino Steve Luatua Tom McCartney Keven Mealamu Liaki Moli Brendon O'Connor James Parsons Sam Prattley Culum Retallick Peter Saili Angus Ta'avao Ofa Tu'ungafasi Patrick Tuipulotu Tony Woodcock

Backs	Pita Ahki Jamison Gibson-Park Frank Halai Bryn Hall Baden Kerr Benji Marshall George Moala Chris Noakes Ma'a Nonu Charles Piutau Francis Saili Lolagi Visinia Piri Weepu Jackson Willison

Coach	Sir John Kirwan

v t e Blues – 2013 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Kane Barrett Anthony Boric Luke Braid Charlie Faumuina Steve Luatua Quentin MacDonald Tom McCartney Keven Mealamu Liaki Moli Brendon O'Connor James Parsons Tim Perry Sam Prattley Ronald Raaymakers Culum Retallick Peter Saili Angus Ta'avao Ofa Tu'ungafasi Ali Williams Did not play: Gafatasi Su'a

Backs	Jamison Gibson-Park Frank Halai Bryn Hall Baden Kerr Marty McKenzie George Moala Waisake Naholo Wayne Ngaluafe Albert Nikoro Chris Noakes Charles Piutau Rene Ranger Francis Saili Lolagi Visinia Piri Weepu Jackson Willison Did not play: Malakai Fekitoa

Coach	Sir John Kirwan

v t e Chiefs – 2012 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Ben Afeaki Alex Bradley Sam Cane Craig Clarke Shane Cleaver Hika Elliot Michael Fitzgerald Romana Graham Josh Hohneck Tanerau Latimer Fritz Lee Liam Messam Brodie Retallick Mahonri Schwalger Toby Smith Ben Tameifuna Sona Taumalolo Kane Thompson Scott Waldrom Did not play: Marcel Cummings-Toone

Backs	Aaron Cruden Andrew Horrell Richard Kahui Tawera Kerr-Barlow Brendon Leonard Lelia Masaga Tim Nanai-Williams Maritino Nemani Declan O'Donnell Augustine Pulu Robbie Robinson Asaeli Tikoirotuma Sonny Bill Williams Jackson Willison

Coach	Dave Rennie

Persondata
Name	Willison, Jackson
Alternative names
Short description	Rugby player
Date of birth	5 September 1988
Place of birth	Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death

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