Jaco Nepgen

Jaco Nepgen

Date of birth	(1986-01-03) 3 January 1986
Place of birth	Queenstown, South Africa
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
School	Hangklip High School
University	Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / flanker Youth career 2002–2004 Template:Rut Border Bulldogs 2005–2007 Template:Rut Western Province Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2009 Template:Rut Maties (15) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2016 Template:Rut Griquas 89 (40) 2011 → Template:Rut SWD Eagles 1 (0) 2010–2016 Total 90 (40) Correct as of 12 October 2015

Jaco Nepgen (born 3 January 1986) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played as either lock or flank. He represented Template:Rut Griquas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions between 2010 and 2016, played a single match for the Template:Rut SWD Eagles in the Currie Cup and won back-to-back titles with Template:Rut Maties in the Varsity Cup in 2008 and 2009. He also represented South Africa Universities in 2008 and 2009.

He retired in July 2016 following doctor's advice, having made 90 first class appearances.

Youth rugby

He started his playing career at Hoërskool Hangklip where he was chosen for the school's first XV at the age of 16 and later captained the team in his final year. Schoolboy honours include Border under-16 (2002) and two years (2003 and 2004) representing the Border Under-18 Craven Week squad.

He also represented his school's first XI cricket team from the age of 15 and received Border Country District provincial honours in cricket at under-15 and under-19 levels in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

External links

• "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jaco Nepgen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
• itsrugby.co.uk profile