JP Nel
| Full name | Jacobus Paulus Nel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Worcester, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Worcester Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Tygerberg College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus Paulus (JP) Nel (born 9 January 1981) is a former South African rugby union footballer, who regularly played as a centre. He made his first class debut for Western Province in 2000 and made almost two hundred first class appearances between 2000 and 2013. He played for the Blue Bulls in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and for the Bulls in Super Rugby between 2001 and 2009 and had two seasons at NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Japanese Top League and a further two seasons for Griquas[1] in the Currie Cup.[2][3]
He retired after the 2013 Currie Cup season, never having been selected for the Springboks.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Griquas lure two former Bulls". Media24. Sport24. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – JP Nel". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "It's Rugby Player Profile JP Nel". It's Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ^ "JP en nóg 11 klaar met GW". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
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