Lood de Jager
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| Full name | Lodewyk de Jager | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 December 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Panasonic Wild Knights in the Japan league.[1] He usually plays as a lock.
Career
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]
International career
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]
International statistics
- As of 29 August 2026
| Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
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 Argentina | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 83.33 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 36.36 |
 British & Irish Lions | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
 England | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
 France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Ireland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Italy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
 Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 66.67 |
 Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 New Zealand | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
 Samoa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 100 |
 United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Wales | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Total | 75 | 44 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 58.67 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
International Tries
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 | Scotland |
Port Elizabeth, South Africa | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | 2014 mid-year test | 28 June 2014 | Win | 55–6 |
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| 3 | Argentina |
Durban, Argentina | Kings Park Stadium | 2015 Rugby Championship | 8 August 2015 | Loss | 25–37 |
| 4 | Japan |
Brighton, England | Brighton Community Stadium | 2015 Rugby World Cup | 19 September 2015 | Loss | 32–34 |
| 5 | Australia |
Johannesburg, South Africa | Ellis Park Stadium | 2019 Rugby Championship | 20 July 2019 | Win | 35–17 |
Honours
South Africa
- 2025 Rugby Championship winner
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lood de Jager". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "GW kry JP, Marnus terug". Cheetahs (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ↑ "Lood de Jager to join Vodacom Bulls" (Press release). Bulls. 5 July 2016. Archived from the original on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sale Sharks sign Springbok international Lood de Jager" (Press release). Sale Sharks. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ↑ "South Africa World Cup squad: Siya Kolisi wins fitness battle, Eben Etzebeth backed, Aphiwe Dyantyi dropped". Independent. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ↑ "England 12-32 South Africa: Springboks win World Cup for record-equalling third time". BBC. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
External links
- Lood de Jager at European Professional Club Rugby
- Lood de Jager at Premiership Rugby (archived)
- Lood de Jager at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Lood de Jager at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Lood de Jager at All.Rugby
- Lood de Jager at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
- Lood de Jager at Springboks.rugby
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- Leopards (rugby union) players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- Sale Sharks players
- Living people
- 1992 births
- Rugby union locks
- Afrikaner people
- Rugby union players from Alberton, Gauteng
- Barbarian F.C. players
- Saitama Wild Knights players
- 2015 Rugby World Cup players
- 2019 Rugby World Cup players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in England
- South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- SA Rugby Men's Player of the Year