Jason Eaton made his New Zealand Maori debut against Tonga in 2008.

The towering lock brings a wealth of experience to the side, having represented the All Blacks, the Hurricanes in the Rebel Sport Super 14 and Taranaki in the Air New Zealand Cup in a career that kicked off in 2002.

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Jason Eaton made his New Zealand Maori debut against Tonga in 2008.

The towering lock brings a wealth of experience to the side, having represented the All Blacks, the Hurricanes in the Rebel Sport Super 14 and Taranaki in the Air New Zealand Cup in a career that kicked off in 2002.

Career Comments:

• Scored four tries in his debut Rebel Sport Super 14 season (2006), including a pair against the Western Force in his first match for the Hurricanes at Taranaki’s home ground in New Plymouth.
• Following his provincial debut against the British & Irish Lions, he played all 10 matches for Taranaki in 2005 and scored one try, in the team’s 40–19 demolition of eventual Air New Zealand NPC Division One champions Auckland.
• Named Forward of the Season playing for the Taranaki Second XV in 2004.
• Played 25 games for Division Two NPC side Manawatu in 2002–2003, scoring three tries.
• Grandfather Bevan Jones was one of the most experienced provincial rugby players of his time, chalking up 135 games for Wanganui, Taranaki and Manawatu between 1949–1959.

Test match Record by Year:
(+) = substitute  (-) = replaced

2005
Nov 12 v Ireland at Dublin 45-7
Nov 19 v England at London 23-19 (+)
Nov 26 v Scotland at Edinburgh 29-10 (+)

2006
24 Jun v Argentina at Buenos Aires 25-19
Jul 8 v Australia at Christchurch 32-12 (-)
Jul 29 v Australia at Brisbane 13-9 (+)
Aug 19 v Australia at Auckland 34-27 (-)
Sep 2 v South Africa at Rustenberg 20-21 (+)
Nov 12 v France at Lyon 47-3 (+)
Nov 19 v France at Paris 23-11 (+)

2008
19 Nov v Munster at Limerick 18-16

2009
18 July v Australia at Auckland 22-16 (+)
26 July v South Africa at Bloemfontain 19-28 (+)
19 Sept v Australia at Wellington 33-6 (+)
31 Oct v Australia at Tokyo 32-19 (+)
8 Nov v Wales at Cardiff 19-12 (-)
6 Dec v Barbarians at London 18-25