2025-26 Men's Rugby Roster

9 Jacob Capel

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 169
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Cleveland, OH
  • Highschool St. Edward High School

Biography

Prior to Bowling Green State University
  • Played 4 years of rugby at St. Edward High School
  • 2-year letterman for St. Ed’s Rugby
  • Received Varsity Best Back of the Year Award my Senior year
Personal
  • Son of Tom and Katie Capel and has two siblings, Sam and Brady
  • Freshman at BGSU studying Early and Inclusive Childhood Education
  • A BGSU Thompson Scholar
Fun Fact - I have two different sized pupils because of an eye injury while playing rugby

Favorite thing about RugBG - Being able to play competitive rugby at the collegiate level

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Fly Half
    5'8" 175 lbs

  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Flyhalf, Scrumhalf
    5'8" 180 lbs
  • 9
    C

    2025-26Junior

    Scrum Half
    5'8" 169 lbs
    9
    C