# Jacob Umaga
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{{short description|England & Samoa international rugby union player (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Jacob Umaga
| image = File:BKT URC 25-26- Zebre Parma vs Benetton Rugby-360 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Umaga with [Benetton](/source/Benetton_Rugby) in December 2025
| birth_name = Jacob Ionatana Falefasa Umaga
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|7|8}}
| birth_place = [Halifax, West Yorkshire](/source/Halifax%2C_West_Yorkshire), England
| height = {{height|m=1.82}}
| weight = {{convert|91|kg|stlb lb}}
| relatives = [Mike Umaga](/source/Mike_Umaga) (father)
[Tana Umaga](/source/Tana_Umaga) (uncle)
[Thomas Umaga-Jensen](/source/Thomas_Umaga-Jensen) (cousin)
[Peter Umaga-Jensen](/source/Peter_Umaga-Jensen) (cousin)
[Jerry Collins](/source/Jerry_Collins) (cousin-once-removed)
| school = [Kenilworth School](/source/Kenilworth_School_and_Sixth_Form)
| currentclub = [Benetton](/source/Benetton_Rugby)
| position = [Fly-half](/source/Rugby_union_positions)
| years1 = 2016–2022
| clubs1 = [Wasps](/source/Wasps_RFC)
| apps1 = 72
| points1 = 379
| years2 = 2016
| clubs2 = → [Hinckley](/source/Hinckley_RFC) ''(loan)''
| apps2 = 11
| points2 = 25
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = → [Broadstreet](/source/Broadstreet_RFC) ''(loan)''
| apps3 =
| points3 =
| years4 = 2019
| clubs4 = → [Yorkshire Carnegie](/source/Leeds_Tykes) ''(loan)''
| apps4 = 5
| points4 = 24
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = [Auckland](/source/Auckland_(National_Provincial_Championship))
| apps5 = 9
| points5 = 2
| years6 = 2022−
| clubs6 = [Benetton](/source/Benetton_Rugby)
| apps6 = 76
| points6 = 375
| clubupdate = 28 November 2025
| repyears1 = 2016
| repteam1 = [England U18s](/source/England_national_under-18_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps1 = 14
| reppoints1 = 30
| repyears2 = 2017
| repteam2 = [England U20s](/source/England_national_under-20_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps2 = 8
| reppoints2 = 22
| repyears3 = 2021
| repteam3 = [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps3 = 1
| reppoints3 = 0
| repyears4 = 2025−
| repteam4 = [Samoa](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team)
| repcaps4 = 4
| reppoints4 = 34
| repupdate = 18 November 2025
}}
'''Jacob Umaga''' (born 8 July 1998) is a professional Samoan [rugby union](/source/rugby_union) player who plays at [fly-half](/source/Rugby_union_positions) for Italian [United Rugby Championship](/source/United_Rugby_Championship) side [Benetton](/source/Benetton_Rugby).[{{cite web|url= http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player-36557.html|title= Player profile|publisher=itsrugby.co.uk|accessdate= 23 January 2020}}][{{cite news |url=https://benettonrugby.it/jacob-umaga-firma-col-benetton-rugby-sino-al-2024/|title=JACOB UMAGA FIRMA COL BENETTON RUGBY SINO AL 2024|website=Benetton Rugby|date=14 November 2022|access-date=14 November 2022}}] A one-cap international for [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) in 2021, Umaga switched to represent the [Samoan national team](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team) in 2025 qualifying on ancestry grounds.[{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c2d5wj38ln6o|title=Samoa call up one-cap England back Umaga|first=Mike|last=Henson|work=BBC Sport|date=10 June 2025|access-date=27 June 2025}}]
==Early life==
Umaga was born in [Halifax](/source/Halifax%2C_West_Yorkshire).[{{cite news |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/twenty-five-years-after-joining-halifax-mike-umaga-still-calls-yorkshire-home-2521262|title=Twenty five years after joining Halifax, Mike Umaga still calls Yorkshire home|first=David|last=Craven|website=Yorkshire Post|date=28 March 2020|access-date=20 September 2022}}] His father, [Mike Umaga](/source/Mike_Umaga), won 13 caps for [Samoa](/source/Samoa), his uncle [Tana Umaga](/source/Tana_Umaga) played 74 times for New Zealand and captained the All Blacks, and his father's cousin was the late [Jerry Collins](/source/Jerry_Collins).[{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/england-squad-announcement-jacob-umaga-17596499|title=Jacob Umaga: England Six Nations call-up for Wasps youngster - all you need to know|first=Bobby|last=Bridge|website=Coventry Telegraph|date=20 January 2020|access-date=20 September 2022}}]
Umaga was educated at [Kenilworth School and Sports College](/source/Kenilworth_School_and_Sixth_Form) and played youth rugby for [Kenilworth RFC](/source/Kenilworth_RFC).[{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/jacob-umaga-wasps-rugby-news-17955782|title=Jacob Umaga's rise to the top - from the men who helped guide him|first=Bobby|last=Bridge|website=Coventry Telegraph|date=22 March 2020|access-date=20 September 2022}}] He supports [rugby league](/source/rugby_league) team [Bradford Bulls](/source/Bradford_Bulls).[{{cite news |url=https://lastwordonsports.com/rugby/2019/11/28/who-is-jacob-umaga/|title=Who is Jacob Umaga?|first=Charlie|last=Hynes|website=Last Word on Sports|date=28 November 2019|access-date=20 September 2022}}]
==Club career==
Umaga was originally a member of the [Leicester Tigers](/source/Leicester_Tigers) academy but left to join [Wasps](/source/Wasps_RFC) at the age of eighteen.[{{cite news |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/jacob-umaga-england-rugby-wasps-17655604|title='Heart of steel' - Jacob Umaga cut his teeth at Hinckley and Broadstreet on his journey to England Rugby call-up|first=Bobby|last=Bridge|website=Coventry Telegraph|date=30 January 2020|access-date=20 September 2022}}] He represented [Hinckley RFC](/source/Hinckley_RFC) in [National League 2 North](/source/National_League_2_North) during the 2016–17 campaign scoring five tries in eleven appearances, including an individual try at [Preston Grasshoppers](/source/Preston_Grasshoppers_R.F.C.).[{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/54661068|title=Premiership Final: Exeter beat Wasps 19-13 to secure historic double|first=Brent|last=Pilnick|work=BBC Sport|date=24 October 2020|accessdate=20 September 2022}}]
Umaga was made redundant along with every other Wasps player and coach when the team entered administration on 17 October 2022.[{{Cite web |last=Bridge |first=Bobby |date=2022-10-17 |title=Wasps' administration confirmed as 167 employees made redundant |url=https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/sport/rugby/wasps-administration-confirmed-club-statement-25282848 |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=CoventryLive |language=en}}] He instead signed a two-year deal with Italy region [Benetton](/source/Benetton_Rugby) in the [URC](/source/United_Rugby_Championship) from the 2022-23 season.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/jacob-umaga-signs-for-italian-urc-side-benetton/|work=Rugby Pass |title=Jacob Umaga signs for Italian URC side Benetton |date=14 November 2022|accessdate=16 November 2022}}] His stay was later extended to 2026.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.rugbypass.com/news/england-fly-half-jacob-umaga-extends-stay-in-italy/|work=Rugby Pass |title=England fly-half Jacob Umaga extends stay in Italy |date=4 January 2024|accessdate=4 September 2024}}]
==International career==
===England===
Umaga was a member of the [England Under-20](/source/England_national_under-20_rugby_union_team) side that completed a grand slam during the [2017 Six Nations Under 20s Championship](/source/2017_Six_Nations_Under_20s_Championship).[{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38904850|title=Under-20 Six Nations: Wales U20 21-37 England U20|work=BBC Sport|date=10 February 2017|access-date=20 September 2022}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39304179|title=Under-20 Six Nations: Ireland U20s 10-14 England U20s|work=BBC Sport|date=17 March 2017|access-date=20 September 2022}}] Later that year, he started for the side that finished runners up to [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_national_under-20_rugby_union_team) in the final of the [2017 World Rugby Under 20 Championship](/source/2017_World_Rugby_Under_20_Championship).[{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2017/06/18/england-vs-new-zealand-u20-world-cup-final-live-score-updates/|url-access=subscription|title=England 17 New Zealand 64: Baby Blacks seal Under 20 World Cup with emphatic victory|first=Kate|last=Rowan|website=The Daily Telegraph|date=18 June 2017|accessdate=20 September 2022}}]
In January 2020, Umaga received his first call-up to the senior [England](/source/England_national_rugby_union_team) squad by coach [Eddie Jones](/source/Eddie_Jones_(rugby_union)) for the [2020 Six Nations Championship](/source/2020_Six_Nations_Championship).[{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/51173798|title=Six Nations 2020: England call up eight uncapped players|first=Chris|last=Jones|work=BBC Sport|date=20 January 2020|accessdate=20 January 2020}}] On 4 July 2021, Umaga won his only [cap](/source/Cap_(sport)) for England off the bench in a 43–29 victory against the [United States](/source/United_States_men's_national_rugby_union_team).[{{cite news|title=England 43-29 United States|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57714219|first=Becky|last=Grey|work=BBC Sport|date=4 July 2021|access-date=20 September 2022}}][{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2021/07/04/england-v-usa-summer-test-2021-lives-score-latest-updates/|url-access=subscription|title=Seven tries and 12 Test debuts in win over USA but bigger challenges await England|first=Charlie|last=Morgan|website=The Daily Telegraph|date=4 July 2021|accessdate=7 December 2021}}]
===Samoa===
Having not played for England since 2021, Umaga was called up for the [Samoan national team](/source/Samoa_national_rugby_union_team) in 2025, for which he qualifies by ancestry.[{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/story/_/id/45768140/samoa-12-41-scotland-no-lions-no-problem-seven-try-rout|title=Samoa 12-41 Scotland: No Lions, no problem in seven-try rout|website=ESPN|date=18 July 2025|access-date=1 December 2025}}]
In November 2025, Umaga scored his first international try in a victory over [Brazil](/source/Brazil_national_rugby_union_team) during the [2027 Mens World Cup Qualification](/source/2027_Men's_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Regional_play-off_and_Final_Qualification_Tournament) tournament.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/media-zone/advisory/1018325|title=Samoa and Belgium make winning starts in Dubai|publisher=World Rugby|date=8 November 2025|access-date=1 December 2025}}] In their last game in [Dubai](/source/Dubai) he contributed eight points in a draw against [Belgium](/source/Belgium_national_rugby_union_team) which secured their place at the world cup.[{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/crl2g973lkgo|title=Samoa survive huge Belgium scare to reach World Cup|first=Timothy|last=Abraham|work=BBC Sport|date=18 November 2025|access-date=1 December 2025}}]
===List of international tries===
''As of 8 November 2025''[{{Cite web |title=Jacob Umaga|url=https://all.rugby/player/jacob-umaga|access-date=1 December 2025|website=AllRugby}}]
{{International goals header}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|1
|8 November 2025
|[The Sevens Stadium](/source/The_Sevens_Stadium), [Dubai](/source/Dubai), United Arab Emirates
|{{ru|BRA}}
|style="text-align:center;"|5–0
|{{win|48–10}}
|[2027 Rugby World Cup Final Qualification Tournament](/source/2027_Men's_Rugby_World_Cup_%E2%80%93_Regional_play-off_and_Final_Qualification_Tournament)
|style="text-align:center;"|