Jacob Stockdale
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| Full name | Jacob Alexander Stockdale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newtownstewart, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wallace High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacob Alexander Stockdale (born 3 April 1996) is a professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Ulster and the Ireland national team.
From 2018 to 2025 he held the record for tries scored in a single Six Nations Championship, scoring seven tries for Ireland in the 2018 tournament, for which he was also named Player of the Championship. The record was eventually beaten by Louis Bielle-Biarrey's eight tries in the 2025 tournament. He won the Nevin Spence Irish Young Player of the Year award in 2018, and was nominated for EPCR European Player of the Year in 2019.