Full name | Lodewyk de Jager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Alberton, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Hugenote, Springs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | North-West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lodewyk de Jager (born 17 December 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Sale Sharks in the English Premiership. [1] He usually plays as a lock.
De Jager played at youth level for the Leopards and also played for Potchefstroom-based university side NWU Pukke.
In 2012, he was included in the Leopards' Currie Cup squad, but failed to make an appearance. Yet, his performances in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship earned him a move to the Free State Cheetahs and he was included in the Cheetahs final squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. [2]
He joined the Pretoria-based Bulls on a one-year deal for the 2017 Super Rugby season. [3]
On 24 April 2019 it was announced that he would be joining the Sale Sharks ahead of the 2019–20 Premiership season. [4]
In May 2014, De Jager was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals. [5]
De Jager was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [6] South Africa won the tournament, defeating England in the final. [7]
Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
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Argentina | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 77.78 |
Australia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 35.71 |
British and Irish Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 |
Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
New Zealand | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 100 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Wales | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Total | 53 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 55.66 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 28 June 2014 | Won 55–6 |
2 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 28 June 2014 | Won 55–6 |
3 | Argentina | Durban, South Africa | Kings Park Stadium | 2015 Rugby Championship | 8 August 2015 | Lost 25–37 |
4 | Japan | Brighton, England | Brighton Community Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 19 September 2015 | Lost 32–34 |
5 | Australia | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium | 2019 Rugby Championship | 20 July 2019 | Won 35–17 |
Full name | Lodewyk de Jager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Alberton, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hoërskool Hugenote, Springs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | North-West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lodewyk de Jager (born 17 December 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Sale Sharks in the English Premiership. [1] He usually plays as a lock.
De Jager played at youth level for the Leopards and also played for Potchefstroom-based university side NWU Pukke.
In 2012, he was included in the Leopards' Currie Cup squad, but failed to make an appearance. Yet, his performances in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship earned him a move to the Free State Cheetahs and he was included in the Cheetahs final squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. [2]
He joined the Pretoria-based Bulls on a one-year deal for the 2017 Super Rugby season. [3]
On 24 April 2019 it was announced that he would be joining the Sale Sharks ahead of the 2019–20 Premiership season. [4]
In May 2014, De Jager was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals. [5]
De Jager was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup. [6] South Africa won the tournament, defeating England in the final. [7]
Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
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Argentina | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 77.78 |
Australia | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 35.71 |
British and Irish Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
England | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Italy | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 |
Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
New Zealand | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Scotland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 100 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Wales | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
Total | 53 | 29 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 25 | 55.66 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result |
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1 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 28 June 2014 | Won 55–6 |
2 | Scotland | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Mid-year rugby test series | 28 June 2014 | Won 55–6 |
3 | Argentina | Durban, South Africa | Kings Park Stadium | 2015 Rugby Championship | 8 August 2015 | Lost 25–37 |
4 | Japan | Brighton, England | Brighton Community Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 19 September 2015 | Lost 32–34 |
5 | Australia | Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium | 2019 Rugby Championship | 20 July 2019 | Won 35–17 |