Jacques van Rooyen
| Date of birth | 24 October 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Pretoria North High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria Tshwane University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacques van Rooyen (born 24 October 1986) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Template:Rut Lions and Currie Cup rugby with the Template:Rut Golden Lions.[1] His regular position is prop.
Career
Varsity Cup and amateur rugby
He represented the Template:Rut TUT Vikings in Varsity Cup rugby in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons, making twenty five appearances in total.
He also played for Irish side City of Armagh in the 2011–12 Ulster Senior League.[2]
Golden Lions
In 2013, after impressing at amateur club level with Pretoria Police, he joined Johannesburg-based team the Template:Rut Golden Lions. He made his first class debut in the opening match of the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the Template:Rut Leopards.[3] Two weeks later, he made his first start in the same competition against near rivals the Template:Rut Blue Bulls.[4] He made six appearances in total for the Golden Lions, including playing in the quarter final and starting the semi-final, as well as the final, which the Lions won by beating the Template:Rut Pumas.[5]
He was also included in their squad for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season[6] and made his Currie Cup debut in the opening match of the season against the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs.[7]
He was then included in the Template:Rut Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[8] and made his debut in a 21–20 victory over the Template:Rut Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.[9][10]
References
- ^ "SARU Player Profile Jacques van Rooyen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "City Of Armagh Rugby Club I XV 17 v Banbridge Rugby Club I XV 15". In Touch Rugby. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Match breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs Leopards XV". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Match breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Match breakdown: Steval Pumas vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "2013 Golden Lions Currie Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "Match breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ^ "2014 Lions Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Lions. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Cheetahs vs Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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