Jacques Engelbrecht

Jacques Engelbrecht
Personal information
Full nameJacques Jacobus Engelbrecht
NicknameVleis
Born10 June 1985
Bellville
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
School(s) attendedMonument High School, Krugersdorp
Club information
Playing positionFlanker
Current clubBlue Bulls / Bulls
Youth career
2005Boland Cavaliers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2007–08Western Province2(0)
2008–10SWD Eagles48(15)
2011Eastern Province Kings24(25)
2013Kings17(5)
2013–Blue Bulls15(0)
2014–Bulls13(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2010–11S.A. Sevens()
2011South African Kings2(0)
2012S.A. Barbarians (South)1(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 18 October 2014.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 21 February 2013.

Jacques Jacobus 'Vleis' Engelbrecht (born 10 June 1985) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls.[1]

He started playing for the Western Province, being involved in their Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup squads. In 2008, he moved to the SWD Eagles, where he played for two and a half years before joining the Eastern Province Kings for the 2011 season. He was also named in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.

Bulls

After the 2013 Super Rugby season, he joined the Blue Bulls, signing a contract at the team until October 2016.[2]

He was included in the Bulls squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[3] and made his debut in a 31–16 defeat to the Sharks in Durban.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Player Profile Jacques Engelbrecht". sarugby.net. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Bulls swoop for Murray". SA Rugby Magazine. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Vodacom Bulls team". Bulls. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Cell C Sharks vs Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.