Lood de Jager

Lood de Jager

Personal information
Full name	Lodewyk de Jager
Nickname	Lood
Born	17 December 1992 Alberton, South Africa
Height	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Hugenote, Springs
University	North-West University
Club information
Playing position	Lock
Current club	Free State Cheetahs / Cheetahs
Youth career
2011–12	Leopards
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2012	Leopards	0	(0)
2013–	Cheetahs	29	(5)
2013–	Free State Cheetahs	11	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2014–	South Africa	19	(20)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 14 February 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 30 October 2015.

Lodewyk de Jager is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Free State Cheetahs.^[1] His regular position is lock.

Career

He played at youth level for the Leopards and also played for Potchefstroom-based university side NWU Pukke.

In 2012, he was included in the Leopards' Currie Cup squad, but failed to make an appearance. Yet, his performances in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship earned him a move to the Free State Cheetahs and he was included in the Cheetahs final squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.^[2]

Representative rugby

In May 2014, De Jager was one of eight uncapped players that were called up to a Springbok training camp prior to the 2014 mid-year rugby union internationals.^[3]

Springbok statistics

Test Match Record

Against	Pld	W	D	L	Tri	Con	Pen	DG	Pts	%Won
Argentina	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	66.67
Australia	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italy	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
New Zealand	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Scotland	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	100
Wales	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	66.67
Total	12	6	0	6	3	0	0	0	15	50

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Con = Conversions, Pen = Penalties, DG = Drop Goals, Pts = Points Scored

International Tries

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result
1	Scotland	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Mid-year rugby test series	28 June 2014	Won 55-6
2	Scotland	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium	Mid-year rugby test series	28 June 2014	Won 55-6
3	Argentina	Durban, South Africa	Kings Park Stadium	2015 Rugby Championship	8 August 2015	Lost 25-37

References

1. "Player Profile Lood de Jager". sarugby.net. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
2. "GW kry JP, Marnus terug". Cheetahs (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
3. "Springbok training squad for Durban camp named". South African Rugby Union. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.