Jackson Willison
| Born | Jackson Dan Kingi Willison 5 September 1988 Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Otorohanga College Hamilton Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Tenika Willison (cousin) Xavier Willison (cousin) Te Maire Martin (cousin) Taine Tuaupiki (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackson Dan Kingi Willison (born 5 September 1988) is a New Zealand rugby union player. His regular playing position is as a centre.
Willison played for the Chiefs in Super Rugby from 2009 to 2012, and was part of the title winning Chiefs in 2012. He has also played for the Blues in Super Rugby and Waikato in the Mitre 10 Cup.
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] 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] On 8 January 2016, Willison joined Aviva Premiership team Worcester Warriors for the 2015–16 season.[6] On 15 January 2018, Willison signs for local rivals Bath ahead of the 2018–19 season.[7]
At conclusion of his contract with Bath he moved to French Pro D2 club Soyaux Angoulême.
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- Living people
- 1988 births
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Chiefs (Super Rugby) players
- Blues (Super Rugby) players
- Waikato rugby union players
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from Hamilton, New Zealand
- FC Grenoble Rugby players
- People educated at Hamilton Boys' High School
- Māori All Blacks players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in France
- People educated at Ōtorohanga College
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England
- Bath Rugby players
- Worcester Warriors players
- Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente players
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
- New Zealand rugby union biography, 1980s birth stubs