Tony Jantjies
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Altonio Shedrick Jantjies | ||
| Born | 19 April 1992 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Hoërskool Menlopark, Pretoria | ||
| Relatives | Elton Jantjies (brother) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fly-half | ||
| Current club | Eastern Province Kings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Golden Lions | ||
| 2009–13 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2012–14 | Blue Bulls | 20 | (180) |
| 2015– | Eastern Province Kings | 2 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2008 | S.A. Elite Squad | () | |
| 2009 | S.A. Schools | () | |
| 2012 | S.A. Under-20 | 3 | (19) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 26 April 2015. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Altonio Jantjies (born 19 April 1992 in Cape Town) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings.[1] His regular position is fly-half.
Career
Youth
He represented the Golden Lions at the 2008 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament, which lead to his inclusion in the Under-16 Elite Squad.
He then joined near neighbours the Blue Bulls from the 2009 season. He played for them at the 2009 and 2010 Under-18 Craven Week competitions, earning a spot in the S.A. Schools side in 2009. He then played for the Blue Bulls U19 team in the 2010 and 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship competitions and for the Blue Bulls U21 team in 2012 and 2013.
He was included in the S.A. Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship competition. He started the first game of the competition, kicking four penalties and a conversion in South Africa's 19–23 defeat to Ireland,[2] Handré Pollard was preferred to him for the remainder of the competition, but he did play in matches against Italy[3] and Argentina,[4] and was an unused substitute in the final against New Zealand.[5]
Blue Bulls
He made his first class debut for the Blue Bulls in their opening match of the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a second-half substitute against Griquas.[6] He made his first start in the same competition two weeks later, against former side the Golden Lions.[7] He also scored his first points during that game, scoring a try and kicking five conversions and three penalties to get a personal haul of 24 points in the Blue Bulls' 49–10 victory. He made five appearances in total in that competition, scoring 43 points.
He made a further five appearances for the Blue Bulls in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, scoring 79 points to finish as the fifth top points scorer in that competition.[8]
His Currie Cup debut came later in the same year, when he was included in the Blue Bulls starting team to face Western Province in the opening match of the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[9]
Eastern Province Kings
He joined Port Elizabeth-based side Eastern Province Kings for the 2015 season.[10]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Springbok fly-half Elton Jantjies.[11]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Tony Jantjies". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Ireland". South African Rugby Union. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Italy". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Argentina vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: New Zealand vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Blue Bulls vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Vodacom Cup Top Scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bulls now take their orders in English". SuperSport. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ↑ "Tony Jantjies signs with the Kings". Eastern Province Kings. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- ↑ "Jantjies at pivot for Baby Boks". Sport24. Media24. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.