Juan de Jongh
| 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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Juan Leon de Jongh (born 15 April 1988) is a South African former professional
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.
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
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
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "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
- Juan de Jongh in, Butch James out The Guardian website
- Juan de Jongh to start for Springboks The BBC website
External links
- Juan de Jongh at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series
- Juan de Jongh at Premiership Rugby
- Juan de Jongh at ESPNscrum
- Juan de Jongh at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Juan de Jongh at Olympics.com
- Juan de Jongh at Olympedia
- "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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