Danie Jordaan

Danie Jordaan

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Barend Jordaan
Born	25 January 1991 Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Fochville, Fochville
University	North-West University
Club information
Playing position	Lock
Current club	Leopards
Youth career
2008	Golden Lions
2010–11	Blue Bulls
2010	→ Falcons
2011–12	Leopards
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2012–	NWU Pukke	21	(15)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2012–	Leopards	12	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 21 May 2015. † Appearances (Points).

Daniel Barend Jordaan (born 25 January 1991 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Leopards.^[1] His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth

After representing the Golden Lions at the Under-18 Academy Week competition in 2008, he moved across the Jukskei River to join the Blue Bulls academy, but only made two appearances for the Blue Bulls U19 side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He also played a few matches for the Falcons U19s in the same competition. In 2011 and 2012, he represented the Leopards U21 side in the Under-21 Provincial Championship.

NWU Pukke / Leopards

After making one appearance for the Potchefstroom-based Varsity Cup side NWU Pukke in 2012, he also made his first senior appearance for provincial side the Leopards, coming on as a late replacement in their 28–31 defeat to the Falcons in Kempton Park during the 2012 Vodacom Cup,^[2] before playing at Under-21 level in the second half of the year.

Six appearances for NWU Pukke in the 2013 Varsity Cup was followed up by his first appearance in the Currie Cup competition, coming on as a replacement in their 2013 Currie Cup First Division match against the Pumas in a 20–38 defeat in Nelspruit.^[3]

He played seven times for NWU Pukke in the 2014 Varsity Cup as they reached the final of the competition, where they were beaten by the UCT Ikey Tigers,^[4] and made a further two substitute appearances in the 2014 Vodacom Cup. He didn't feature in the Leopards' 2014 Currie Cup qualification campaign, as Griquas pipped the Leopards by a single point to earn a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, but he did make five starts for the Leopards in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, helping them to finish top of the log, but losing to the fourth-placed Falcons in the semi-finals.^[5]

Another seven appearances for NWU Pukke followed in the 2015 Varsity Cup, with the side emulating their 2014 performance to reach the final of the competition, where they lost to UFS Shimlas.^[6] Jordaan then featured in three matches in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, as they qualified for the quarter finals, where they were eliminated by Western Province.^[7]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Danie Jordaan". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
2. "Match Breakdown: Valke vs Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
3. "Match Breakdown: Steval Pumas vs Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
4. "Match Breakdown: FNB NWU-PUKKE vs FNB UCT 1ST XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
5. "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
6. "Match Breakdown: FNB UFS SHIMLAS vs FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
7. "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Leopards XV". South African Rugby Union. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.