Juan de Jongh

Juan de Jongh

Full name	Juan Leon de Jongh
Date of birth	(1988-04-15) 15 April 1988 (age 33)
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
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team Western Province Youth career 2006 Boland Cavaliers 2007 Western Province Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008 Maties 1 (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2017 Western Province 59 (115) 2010–2017 Stormers 97 (75) 2017–2021 Wasps 64 (50) 2021– Western Province 8 (0) Correct as of 8 September 2021 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008, 2015–2017 South Africa Sevens 2009–2016 South Africa (test) 19 (15) 2009–2012 South Africa (tour) 2 (5) 2014 Barbarians 2 (10) 2017 South Africa 'A' 2 (0) Correct as of 18 April 2018
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team competition

Juan Leon de Jongh (born 15 April 1988) is a South African 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.

He 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[]

De 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[]

As of 21 June 2015

References[]

Sources[]

• Juan de Jongh in, Butch James out The Guardian website
• Juan de Jongh to start for Springboks The BBC website

External links[]

• "WP rugby profile". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-02-23.
• Stormers profile^{[permanent dead link]}
• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Juan de Jongh". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
• Juan de Jongh at ItsRugby.co.uk
• Juan de Jongh at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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