Johannes Jonker
| Full name | Johannes Gideon Andries Jonker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 August 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hudson Park High School, East London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Gideon Andries Jonker (born 22 August 1994 in East London, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs.[1] His regular position is prop.
Career
Youth
Jonker was selected to represent Border in several youth tournaments. In 2007, he played for them in the Under-13 Craven Week competition, in 2010 he played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and in 2012 he played at the Under-18 Craven Week competition.
He subsequently joined their academy and played for the Template:Rut Border U19 side in the 2012 and the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championships. He helped them win promotion from Division B to Division A in 2012, but was also part of the side that got relegated back to Division B in 2013.
Border Bulldogs
His first class debut came during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. With the Border Rugby Football Union in financial strife,[2] they only had eleven contracted players on their books and gave opportunities to some of their academy players, with Jonker being one of those.[3] He made his debut in their Round One match against the Template:Rut Sharks XV in East London.[4] He started all seven of their matches in the competition and also scored his first try in their final match against the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers in Piketberg.[5]
His performances in that competition also led to his inclusion in the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs squad for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series[6] and he made his Currie Cup debut in the opening match of that competition by coming on as a second-half substitute in their match against Template:Rut Griquas in Kimberley.[7]
References
- ^ "SARU Player Profile Johannes Jonker". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Bankrupt BRFU can't pay staff". Daily Dispatch. 16 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "Nuwe era vir Bulldogs begin vandag" (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Border Bulldogs vs Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Regent Boland Cavaliers vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "2014 Border Bulldogs Currie Cup qualification season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: GWK Griquas vs Border". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.