Jacques van Rooyen explained

Jacques van Rooyen
Birth Date:1986 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Pretoria, South Africa
Weight:1220NaN0
School:Hoërskool Pretoria-Noord
University:University of Pretoria
Tshwane University of Technology
Position:Prop
Currentclub: /
Years1:2013–2018
Apps1:17
Points1:15
Years2:2013–2017
Apps2:48
Points2:20
Years3:2014–2018
Apps3:66
Points3:25
Years4:2018–2019
Apps4:24
Points4:5
Years5:2020
Apps5:1
Points5:0
Years6:2020–
Apps6:21
Points6:0
Years7:2020–
Apps7:17
Points7:5
Amatyears1:2008–2011
Amatapps1:25
Amatpoints1:5
Amatyears2:2011–2012
Amatteam2:City of Armagh
Amatyears3:2012–2013
Amatteam3:Pretoria Police
Repyears1:2017
Repteam1:Barbarians
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0
Clubupdate:23 July 2022
Repupdate:16 April 2018

Jacques van Rooyen (born 24 October 1986) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is prop.

Career

Varsity Cup and amateur rugby

He represented the in Varsity Cup rugby in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons, making twenty five appearances in total. Van Rooyen was also in the South African police service for 2 years before getting a pro contract after varsity stating that he always wanted to follow in his father's footsteps as a police officer despite going to varsity

He also played for Irish side City of Armagh in the 2011–2012 Ulster Senior League.[1]

Golden Lions

In 2013, after impressing at amateur club level with Pretoria Police, he joined Johannesburg-based team the . He made his first class debut in the opening match of the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the . Two weeks later, he made his first start in the same competition against near rivals the . He made six appearances in total for the Golden Lions, including playing in the quarter-final and starting the semi-final, as well as the final, which the Lions won by beating the .

He was also included in their squad for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season and made his Currie Cup debut in the opening match of the season against the .

He was then included in the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[2] and made his debut in a 21–20 victory over the in Bloemfontein.[3]

Bath

Van Rooyen moved to England to join Premiership side prior to the 2018–19 season.[4]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Armagh Rugby Club I XV 17 v Banbridge Rugby Club I XV 15 . In Touch Rugby . 25 September 2011 . 24 April 2014.
  2. 2014 Lions Super Rugby squad . Lions . 11 February 2014 . 11 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152732/http://www.lionsrugby.co.za/lionsnews.aspx?item=4128&multiid=1010&archive=0 . 22 February 2014 .
  3. Web site: Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions . SANZAR . 15 February 2014 . 15 February 2014.
  4. Bath Rugby sign van Rooyen . Bath Rugby . 6 August 2018 . 6 August 2018.