Jordan Crane (rugby union)
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| Full name | Jordan Stephen Crane | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 June 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bromsgrove, Worcestershire | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||
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South Bromsgrove High School Colston's School |
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| Current team | Bristol Rugby | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Number eight / Flanker / Lock | ||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2004–2006 2006–2016 2016– |
Leeds Tykes Leicester Tigers Bristol Rugby |
29 223 |
(25) (150) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007 2008 |
England Saxons England |
3 |
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Jordan Crane (born 3 June 1986 in Bromsgrove) is a professional rugby union player, who currently plays for Bristol Rugby in the Aviva Premiership. Crane has also played internationally for England.
Crane is renowned for his impressive physique and powerful runs from the base of the scrum. He consistently ranks as one of the most frequent carriers of the ball in English club rugby.
He switched to playing rugby union relatively late after playing football for a number of professional clubs' junior sides.
Crane made his debut for his former club, Leeds Tykes, in the nine-all draw at FC Grenoble in the European Challenge Cup in October 2004 aged just 18. He went on to make 29 appearances for the Tykes in all competitions scoring five tries, including a hat trick against Valladolid RAC in the European Challenge Cup.
After Leeds were relegated in the 2005–06 season, Crane left the club to sign for the Leicester Tigers.
In the Heineken Cup semi-final match against Cardiff Blues on 3 May 2009, Crane scored the winning kick in the penalty shootout after the game had finished level after extra time. It was the first time a Heineken Cup tie had been decided in a shootout. Crane started in the subsequent 2009 Heineken Cup Final. Crane scored the only try in the final of the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership. Crane spent the whole of the 2011-12 Aviva Premiership campaign injured.
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