Jacques Vermeulen Explained

Jacques Vermeulen
Fullname:Johannes Frederick Vermeulen
Birth Date:8 February 1995
Birth Place:Paarl, South Africa
Weight:1130NaN0
School:Paarl Gimnasium
Position:Flanker / Lock
Currentclub:Exeter Chiefs
Youthyears1:2008–2015
Years1:2015–2016
Apps1:12
Points1:10
Years2:2017–2019
Apps2:38
Points2:15
Years3:2017–2018
Apps3:5
Points3:25
Years4:2017–2019
Apps4:25
Points4:20
Years5:2019–
Clubs5:Exeter Chiefs
Apps5:73
Points5:140
Repyears1:2013
Repteam1:South Africa Schools
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0
Repyears2:2014–2015
Repteam2:South Africa Under-20
Repcaps2:7
Reppoints2:5
Clubupdate:21 January 2024
Repupdate:22 June 2015

Johannes Frederick 'Jacques' Vermeulen (born 8 February 1995) is a South African rugby union player for English club Exeter Chiefs. His regular position is flanker but he can also play as a lock or number 8.

Career

2008–13

Vermeulen represented Western Province from as early as primary school level, when he played at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2008. In 2011, he was included in their Under-16 squad that played at the Grant Khomo week before playing in the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week in both 2012 and 2013, starting all three of their matches in both competitions and scoring one try in their 2013 match against the Golden Lions.

After the 2013 competition, Vermeulen was included in the South African Schools side. He started their matches against England and Wales and played off the bench against France, helping South Africa to victories in all three matches.

2014

Despite not initially being included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, an injury to Dan du Preez led to Vermeulen being called up.[1] He started their 61–5 victory over Scotland in their opening match of the competition, but didn't feature in their next match against hosts New Zealand, where South Africa achieved a 33–24 win. He returned to the starting line-up for their final pool match against Samoa and also started their 32–25 victory against New Zealand in the semi-final. He made his fourth start of the competition in the final against England, but could not prevent South Africa from losing the match 20–21 to finish the competition as runners-up.

Vermeulen returned to domestic action to represent the s in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, despite still being eligible for their Under=19 side. He started five of their matches in the competition, with the side making it all the way to the final of the competition before losing 10–20 to the s.

2015

Vermeulen was included in the squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his domestic first class debut on 21 March 2015, starting their match against the in Caledon and helping them to a 25–10 victory. He also started their matches against the, the and .

Vermeulen was named in a 37-man training squad for the South Africa national under-20 rugby union team[2] and subsequently included in the squad that embarked on a two-match tour of Argentina.[3] He started their 25–22 victory over Argentina in the first match,[4] but didn't feature in their 39–28 victory a few days later.[5]

Upon the team's return, Vermeulen was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[6] He didn't play in the first of their three matches in Pool B of the competition, a 33–5 win against hosts Italy, but came on as a replacement in their 40–8 win against Samoa in the second match. He started their final group match against Australia, scoring a try in the second minute of the match to help South Africa to a 46–13 win which saw South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. Vermeulen didn't feature in their semi-final match against England, which saw them lose 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession but he did start their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Du Preez blow for Baby Boks . iafrica.com . 25 May 2014 . 25 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215853/http://sport.iafrica.com/article/940576.html . 27 May 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Junior Bok training squad confirmed . South African Rugby Union . 4 April 2015 . 9 April 2015 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924201317/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/22116?view=news . dead .
  3. Web site: SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour . South African Rugby Union . 29 April 2015 . 29 April 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130080313/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/22316?view=news . 30 January 2016 .
  4. Web site: Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22 . Unión Argentina de Rugby . 12 May 2015 . 21 May 2015 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150522172958/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3942 . 22 May 2015 .
  5. Web site: Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28 . Unión Argentina de Rugby . 16 May 2015 . 21 May 2015 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150522173733/http://www.uar.com.ar/noticias/noticias.asp?idinfo=3958 . 22 May 2015 .
  6. Web site: Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy . South African Rugby Union . 20 May 2015 . 20 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130032506/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/22792?view=news . 30 January 2016 .