Jordan Wilson-Ross
| Full name | Jordan Timothy Wilson-Ross | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 17, 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Banting Memorial High School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Ottawa | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
Jordan Timothy Wilson-Ross (born January 17, 1989) is a Canadian football and rugby union player.[1][2]
A native of Alliston, Ontario, Wilson-Ross attended Banting Memorial High School. He grew up playing Canadian football and in his senior year was a running back on his school's OFSAA title winning side, before continuing to play the sport during his time at the University of Ottawa, where he was an OUA second team All-Star in 2009.[3]
Wilson-Ross, an Ontario Blues back, represented Canada in under-age rugby and earned a Canada "A" call up for the 2012 Americas Rugby Championship. In 2014, Wilson-Ross made his Test debut for Canada as a winger against Namibia in Colwyn Bay. He was capped a further three times off the bench and scored a try in his final outing against Russia.[4]
In 2016, Wilson-Ross made a return to football, signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to their practice roster.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jordan Wilson-Ross". Toronto CityNews. August 20, 2007.
- ^ Pritchard, Brad (October 13, 2016). "Alliston native signs deal with Saskatchewan Roughriders". Simcoe.com.
- ^ Campbell, Morgan (June 24, 2016). "Canada turns to converted football players to boost rugby program". Toronto Star.
- ^ "Wilson-Ross joins CFL's Roughriders". Americas Rugby News. October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Back In Football". Prince Albert News. October 3, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Jordan Wilson-Ross at ESPNscrum
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Canadian rugby union players
- Canada international rugby union players
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union players from Ontario
- Canadian football running backs
- Sportspeople from Simcoe County
- Ottawa Gee-Gees football players
- World Games bronze medalists for Canada
- World Games medalists in rugby sevens
- Players of Canadian football from Ontario
- Medalists at the 2013 World Games
- Ontario Blues players
- Footballers who switched code