JP Nel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jacobus Paulus Nel | ||
| Born | 9 January 1981 Worcester, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Worcester Gymnasium | ||
| University | Tygerberg College | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Outside Centre | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Western Province | ||
| 2002 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2000 | Western Province | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–07 | Blue Bulls | 78 | (197) |
| 2001–09 | Bulls | 78 | (75) |
| 2010–12 | NTT Shining Arcs | 19 | (45) |
| 2012–13 | Griquas | 12 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2002 | S.A. Under-21 | () | |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 1 November 2013. † Appearances (Points). | |||
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 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.[4]
References
- ↑ "Griquas lure two former Bulls". Media24. Sport24. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile JP Nel". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "It's Rugby Player Profile JP Nel". It's Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- ↑ "JP en nóg 11 klaar met GW". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.