Rugby player
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Full name | Lodewyk de Jager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Alberton, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Hugenote, Springs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | North-West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lodewyk de Jager (born 17 December 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Sale Sharks in the English Premiership. He usually plays as a lock.
Career
De Jager played at youth level for the Leopards and also played for Potchefstroom-based university side NWU Pukke.
In 2012, he was included in the Leopards' Currie Cup squad, but failed to make an appearance. Yet, his performances in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship earned him a move to the Free State Cheetahs and he was included in the Cheetahs final squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.
He joined the Pretoria-based Bulls on a one-year deal for the 2017 Super Rugby season.
On 24 April 2019 it was announced that he would be joining the Sale Sharks ahead of the 2019–20 Premiership season.
International career
In May 2014, De Jager was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals.
De Jager was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. South Africa won the tournament, defeating England in the final.
International statistics
- As of 9 October 2021
Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
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Argentina | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 77.78 |
Australia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 35.71 |
British and Irish Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 |
Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
New Zealand | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 100 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Wales | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Total | 53 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 55.66 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
International Tries
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 28 June 2014 | Won 55–6 |
2 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 28 June 2014 | Won 55–6 |
3 | Argentina | Durban, South Africa | Kings Park Stadium | 2015 Rugby Championship | 8 August 2015 | Lost 25–37 |
4 | Japan | Brighton, England | Brighton Community Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 19 September 2015 | Lost 32–34 |
5 | Australia | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium | 2019 Rugby Championship | 20 July 2019 | Won 35–17 |
References
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lood de Jager". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- "GW kry JP, Marnus terug". Cheetahs (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- "Lood de Jager to join Vodacom Bulls" (Press release). Bulls. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- "Sale Sharks sign Springbok international Lood de Jager" (Press release). Sale Sharks. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "South Africa World Cup squad: Siya Kolisi wins fitness battle, Eben Etzebeth backed, Aphiwe Dyantyi dropped". Independent. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
External links
- Lood de Jager at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- Lood de Jager at ESPNscrum
- Lood de Jager at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Lood de Jager at Springboks.rugby
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- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Leopards (rugby union) players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Blue Bulls players
- Sale Sharks players
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Rugby union locks
- Afrikaner people
- People from Alberton, Gauteng
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Rugby union players from Gauteng
- Saitama Wild Knights players
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in England
- South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- 21st-century South African sportsmen