Elton Jantjies

Elton Jantjies
Personal information
Full nameElton Thomas Jantjies
Born1 August 1990
Graaff Reinet, South Africa
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
School(s) attendedHoërskool Florida
RelativesTony Jantjies (brother)
Club information
Playing positionFly-Half
Current clubGolden Lions / Lions
Youth career
2006–09Golden Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2011–14Golden Lions45(491)
2011–Lions49(351)
2013Stormers13(11)
2014–NTT Shining Arcs14(97)
Representative team(s)‡
2010S.A. Under-205(12)
2012South Africa (test)2(6)
2012South Africa (tour)1(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 15 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 15 April 2015.

Elton Thomas Jantjies (born 1 August 1990) is a South African rugby union player.

Jantjies made his professional debut with the Lions (Super Rugby) during the 2011 Super 15 competition, and his International debut with the Springboks during the inaugural Rugby Championship. He has received several significant sporting awards, including the SARU Young Player of the Year award (2010), and the SA U20 Player of the Year award (2010).

In June 2014 it was reported that Jantjies had signed a contract with Japanese side NTT Shining Arcs who play in the Top League. This move meant that he would be ruled out for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division competition.

Golden Lions career

Jantjies gained a reputation as being a clutch performer after he successfully converted every goal attempt in the 2011 Currie Cup final, a game in which the Golden Lions defeated the Sharks 42-16. This performance earned him the Man of the Match award.

Super Rugby career

Jantjies made his Super Rugby debut in 2011 for the Lions. He joined the Stormers for the 2013 season on a loan deal after the Lions were relegated from the South African conference. His stint with the Stormer was largely unsuccessful compared to the previous season with the Lions where he had an 86% goal-kicking success rate.[1] He returned to the Lions who had won promotion back to the Super Rugby competition.

Springbok career

Jantjies made his international rugby test debut for the South Africa national rugby union team during the inaugural Rugby Championship against Australia on 29 September 2012, at Loftus Versfeld, however his debut for the Springboks came in a non-test, uncapped game against the Barbarians in the 2010 end of year tests.

Personal life

He is the older brother of fly-half Tony Jantjies.[2] Weeks before he joined the Stormers, his father Thomas Jantjies died in hospital after being stung by a bee.[3] In previous interviews, Jantjies had described his father as his mentor, and also his kicking coach.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Elton Jantjies fights back". SA Rugby Mag. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Jantjies at pivot for Baby Boks". Sport24. Media24. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Bee sting kills Elton’s dad - report". IOL.co.za. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Team comes first for Jantjies". IOL.co.za. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

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