Jay Tyack

DoB                              7^th June 1996                                                      Birthplace                     Truro                                                                                                    Height                          6′ 1” (1.86m)                                                                                        Weight                         19st 7lbs (124 kg)                                                                 Position:                       Prop                                                                                    Honours                       Cornwall U20s, England U18s Clubs & Schools

Having in the past made 31 appearances for the Cornish Pirates, adding further strength to their squad it was announced in August that Jay was returning to the club for the coming season.

Jay started playing rugby when in Year 7 at Penair School, before he was encouraged to join Truro RFC. Rugby honours in Cornwall youth teams followed, culminating in selection for England Clubs & Schools under 18s. He had also been awarded a scholarship to go Bryanston School in Dorset, where besides an obvious rugby interest he completed ‘A’ levels in Business & Economics, Maths and Sport.

Jay first signed for the Cornish Pirates as a Player Development Foundation (PDF) member in 2014. He made three appearances in pre-season friendly matches, whilst to give him experience and aid his development he also had spells playing for St. Austell, St. Ives, and the Cornish All Blacks. Also, in the summer of 2015, as still a PDF member he was given the chance to play rugby in New Zealand.

On returning home Jay continued his development playing National League rugby at Chinnor and then Birmingham Moseley ahead of returning to the Cornish Pirates. He featured in both the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons, during which a highlight was playing in the historic 25-17 home win against Saracens in March 2021. Then, just two months later, and after taking his games tally for the Cornish Pirates to 31, he signed for Premiership side Worcester Warriors, who subsequently went into liquidation in October 2022. Following a successful trial period, he next signed for Bristol Bears from where he pleasingly rejoined the Cornish Pirates.