Jacques Burger

Jacques Burger

Date of birth	(1983-07-29) 29 July 1983
Place of birth	Windhoek, South-West Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2005–07 2007–08 2008–10 2010–	Wildeklawer Griquas Aurillac Blue Bulls Saracens	29 28 28 91	(20) (5) (10) (10)
correct as of 15 February 2015.
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008–10	Bulls	2	(0)
correct as of 15 July 2013.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004–	Namibia	30	(25)

Jacques Burger (born 29 July 1983 in Windhoek, South-West Africa) is a Namibian rugby union loose forward who plays for Saracens in the Aviva Premiership. His height is 6 ft 2 in and he weighs 105 kg.

International

He is captain of the Namibia national rugby union team and made his international debut against Zambia in 2004. He participated with the squad at the 2007 Rugby World Cup and 2011 Rugby World Cup.^[2] At the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the IRB's Rugby News Service listed Jacques Burger as one of the top 5 players of the tournament. Rugby News Service stated that Burger "Consistently the shining light in his side" and that "Even as opposition scores mounted, the 28-year-old continued to tirelessly throw himself into the tackle and threaten turnover ball in the rucks." ^[3]

Professional

He currently plays for Saracens, having joined them in the 2009/10 season. The back row has quickly earned a reputation as one of the toughest tacklers in the English Premiership following his arrival midway through the 2009/10 season - and his performances also haven't gone unnoticed among as his peers as he was named the Saracens Player of the Year in 2010/11.

He has previously played for the Bulls. He played in France, in Aurillac in the 2007/08 season. Burger was brought in by Brendan Venter as a replacement for Wikus van der Heerden, who returned to South Africa.

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