Juan Leon de Jongh (born 15 April 1988) is a South African former professional rugby union footballer. He was one of the stars of Vodacom WP's ABSA Currie Cup campaign in 2009 and he made his debut against the Sharks. He became the first choice inside centre for the Stormers in the 2010 Super 14 season after the departure of stalwart and captain, Jean de Villiers. He won his first international cap against Wales on 5 June 2010, during this game he also scored his first international try with a scything break through the Welsh midfield, similar to that of his previous try against the Waratahs in the Super 14 semi-final.
| Full name | Juan Leon de Jongh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 15 April 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paarl, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb; 13 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Huguenot High School, Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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De Jongh was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In May 2017 it was announced he would be joining Aviva Premiership side Wasps for the 2017/18 season.[1]
2016 Summer Olympics
editDe Jongh was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.[3][4]
Super Rugby Statistics
edit- As of 21 June 2015
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2010 | Stormers | 13 | 13 | 0 | 933 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Stormers | 17 | 7 | 10 | 742 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Stormers | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1280 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Stormers | 11 | 11 | 0 | 864 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Stormers | 12 | 11 | 1 | 895 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Stormers | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1123 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 84 | 73 | 11 | 5837 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ "Wasps sign South Africa international centre Juan de Jongh from the Stormers". BBC Sport. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Rugby Sevens squad for Olympics named". South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Men Schedule & Results – Olympic Rugby Sevens (RSA–ESP)". Rio 2016. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2". World Rugby. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
Sources
edit- Juan de Jongh in, Butch James out The Guardian website
- Juan de Jongh to start for Springboks The BBC website
External links
edit- Juan de Jongh at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)
- Juan de Jongh at Premiership Rugby
- Juan de Jongh at ESPNscrum
- Juan de Jongh at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Juan de Jongh at Olympics.com
- "WP rugby profile". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
- Stormers profile[permanent dead link]
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Juan de Jongh". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- Juan de Jongh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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