JW Jonker
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacobus Willem Jonker | ||
| Born |
19 March 1987 Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Centre | ||
| Current club | Griquas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2006–2010 | Free State Cheetahs | 65 | (90) |
| 2008–2009 | Cheetahs | 16 | (30) |
| 2010 | → Griffons | 4 | (30) |
| 2011–2014 | Pumas | 56 | (115) |
| 2014 | Lions | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–present | Griquas | 19 | (30) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2007 | South Africa Students | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | South African Barbarians (North) | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. | |||
Jacobus Willem Jonker (born 19 March 1987) is a South African rugby union footballer currently playing with Griquas.[1][2]
Rugby career
He plays mostly as a centre. He represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs. Griffons and Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.
Jonker announced his retirement in 2013 due to a chronic ankle injury, aged 25.[3] However, he returned to the playing field in 2014 and was included in the Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[4]
He played the remainder of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season for the Pumas before signing a contract to join Griquas for the 2015 season and play for the Cheetahs in the 2015 Super Rugby season.[5]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – JW Jonker". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ↑ "It's Rugby profile - JW Jonker". It's Rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ Bester, André (21 January 2013). "Puma-kaptein tree uit". SupaRugby. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Lions : 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ↑ "Super-verrassing". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 9 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.