| JP Nel | |
| Fullname: | Jacobus Paulus Nel |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Worcester, South Africa |
| Weight: | 940NaN0 |
| School: | Worcester Gymnasium |
| University: | Tygerberg College |
| Position: | Outside Centre |
| Youthyears1: | 1999–2000 |
| Youthyears2: | 2002 |
| Years1: | 2000 |
| Apps1: | 1 |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2001–2007 |
| Apps2: | 78 |
| Points2: | 197 |
| Years3: | 2001–2009 |
| Apps3: | 78 |
| Points3: | 75 |
| Years4: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs4: | NTT Communications Shining Arcs |
| Apps4: | 19 |
| Points4: | 45 |
| Years5: | 2012–2013 |
| Apps5: | 12 |
| Points5: | 0 |
| Repyears1: | 2002 |
| Repteam1: | South Africa Under-21 |
| Clubupdate: | 1 November 2013 |
| Repupdate: | 1 November 2013 |
| Coachyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Coachyears2: | 2019– |
| Coachteams1: | Welwitschias (Backline Coach) |
| Coachteams2: | Strela (Head Coach) |
| Ru Coachupdate: | 10 May 2019 |
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 in 2000 and made almost two hundred first class appearances between 2000 and 2013. He played for the in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and for the in Super Rugby between 2001 and 2009 and had two seasons at NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Japanese Top League and a further two seasons for [1] in the Currie Cup.[2]
He retired after the 2013 Currie Cup season, never having been selected for the Springboks.[3]