JW Jonker explained

JW Jonker
Fullname:Jacobus Willem Jonker
Birth Date:19 March 1987
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, South Africa
Weight:900NaN0
School:Grey College, Bloemfontein
Position:Centre
Youthyears1:2004–2007
Years1:2006–2010
Apps1:65
Points1:90
Years2:2008–2009
Apps2:16
Points2:30
Years3:2010
Clubs3:
Apps3:4
Points3:30
Years4:2011–2014
Apps4:56
Points4:115
Years5:2014
Apps5:11
Points5:0
Years6:2015–2016
Apps6:19
Points6:30
Years7:2017
Apps7:1
Points7:5
Years8:2017
Apps8:8
Points8:25
Years9:2017
Apps9:8
Points9:0
Totalyears:2006–2017
Totalapps:188
Totalpoints:325
Repyears1:2007
Repteam1:South Africa Students
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2012
Repteam2:South African Barbarians (North)
Repcaps2:1
Reppoints2:0
Clubupdate:22 April 2018
Repupdate:22 April 2018

Jacobus Willem Jonker (born 19 March 1987) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played with the and in Super Rugby and the,, and in domestic rugby between 2006 and 2017.[1]

Rugby career

He plays mostly as a centre. He represented the in Super Rugby and the . and in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.

Jonker announced his retirement in 2013 due to a chronic ankle injury, aged 25.[2] However, he returned to the playing field in 2014 and was included in the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.

He played the remainder of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season for the before signing a contract to join for the 2015 season and play for the in the 2015 Super Rugby season.[3]

He retired in 2017.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: It's Rugby profile - JW Jonker . It's Rugby . 21 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Puma-kaptein tree uit . SupaRugby . 21 January 2013 . 21 January 2013 . Bester, André.
  3. Web site: Super-verrassing . Netwerk24 . 9 October 2014 . 8 October 2014 . af.
  4. News: JW Jonker roep ná 12 seisoene halt . Netwerk24 . 16 October 2017 . 17 October 2017 . af.