Across 28 matches, Jacobson averages 7.5 tackles per game and has accumulated over 200 tackles in total, marking him as a consistently high-volume defensive presence at the breakdown. His 159 carries for 386 metres show he is regularly trusted to shift the ball forward, with peak outings of 16 carries and 18 tackles in a single match underlining his capacity to dominate on both sides of the ball. He is a flanker who earns his minutes through work-rate rather than flash, making a tangible impact across the full 1,371 minutes he has featured in this dataset.
Luke Jacobson is a professional rugby union flanker registered with the New Zealand, the South Africa-based franchise. He forms part of the matchday squad and is tasked with hunting turnovers and carrying as a loose forward.
As a flanker, Luke features for the New Zealand across the United Rugby Championship, the Currie Cup and European club competition, with home fixtures played at South Africa in South Africa.
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