Jovelian de Koker

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Jovelian de Koker
Date of birth (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth
Worcester, South Africa
Weight74 kg (11 st 9 lb; 163 lb)
SchoolWorcester Gymnasium
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Center
Current team Marmande
Youth career
2011–2013 Boland Cavaliers
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 Villagers Worcester 4 (10)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2021 Boland Cavaliers 62 (20)
2018–2020 Marmande 23 (20)
2020–2021 Bassin D'Arcachon 4 (0)
2021– Marmande 17 (20)
Correct as of 27 March 2022

Jovelian de Koker (born 28 February 1992) is a South African rugby union player for Marmande in Fédérale 1 in France.[1] His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

Youth / Club rugby

De Koker's first provincial selection came when he appeared for the

Wellington-based Boland U19 side during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship
. He made two appearances from the bench as they finished in fifth place in Group B, outside the play-off spots.

In 2012, De Koker made five appearances for Boland U21 in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship. However, it was another disappointing season and Boland finished sixth on the log. They won just one match all season, a 30–12 victory over Griffons U21,[2] one of three matches that De Koker started during the season.

At the start of 2013, De Koker represented

Nelspruit.[6] In their semi-final match against the Limpopo Blue Bulls, De Koker scored two tries to help them to a 25–22 win and a final appearance,[7] but he could not prevent them slipping to a 19–59 defeat to Eastern Province U21 in the final.[8]

Senior career

De Koker made the step up to the senior side and made his first class debut for the Boland Cavaliers during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, appearing as a replacement in their 8–16 defeat to Western Cape rivals Western Province.[9] He made a further three appearances from the bench as Boland finished in sixth spot, missing out on the semi-finals.

De Koker didn't feature in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series – during which Boland failed to qualify for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division – but he did make his Currie Cup debut in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, coming on as a replacement in their 19–27 defeat to the Griffons in Wellington.[10] He made his first Currie Cup start in their next match against the Leopards in Potchefstroom and repaid the selectors' faith in him by scoring a try in the 36th minute, but still ended on the losing side, with the Leopards winning the match 54–32.[11] He made two more starts and one appearance off the bench, but once again missed out on the play-offs, by one point to eventual finalists Falcons.

De Koker began the 2015 Vodacom Cup as first-choice scrum-half for the Boland Cavaliers, starting their first three matches of the campaign.

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jovelian de Koker". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 12–30 Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GAP Despatch (EP) 67–23 United Bulk Villagers Worcester (Boland)". South African Rugby Union. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – United Bulk Villagers Worcester (Boland) 17–43 Jonsson College Rovers (KZN)". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Limpopo Blue Bulls 25–31 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pumas 10–31 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland 25–22 Limpopo Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 59–19 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 16–8 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 19–27 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 54–32 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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