Zandré Jordaan

Zandré Jordaan

Personal information
Born	24 September 1987 Empangeni, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended	Paarl Boys' High School
Club information
Playing position	Flanker / No 8
Current club	Boland Cavaliers
Youth career
2005–08	Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2008	Maties	5	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2009	Western Province	4	(10)
2009–14	Boland Cavaliers	74	(115)
2015	SWD Eagles	15	(20)
2016–	Boland Cavaliers	0	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2012	SA Barbarians (South)	1	(0)
2013	South Africa President's XV	2	(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 October 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 11 October 2014.

Zandré Jordaan (born 24 September 1987) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Boland Cavaliers.^[1] His regular position is a loose-forward.

Career

Youth

He started his career at Western Province and represented them at the 2005 Under–18 Academy Week tournament. He also played for their Under-19 side in 2006 and their Under-21 side in 2008.

Senior career

In 2009, he was included in their squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition.^[2] He made two appearances in the Vodacom Cup, one in a compulsory friendly match against the Mighty Elephants^[3] and one against the British and Irish Lions during their 2009 tour to South Africa.^[4]

For the latter half of 2009, he joined Boland Cavaliers for the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division. They eventually got relegated, despite Jordaan scoring two tries in the first leg match against the Pumas.^[5] He has since established himself as a first-team regular for Boland, playing in the majority of games since then.

Jordaan made the move to George to join the SWD Eagles for the 2015 season.^[6]

In 2012, he was included in a South African Barbarians (South) team that faced England during the 2012 mid-year rugby test series.^[7] The following year, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup^[8] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.^[9]

He also represented the Maties in the 2008 Varsity Cup competition.

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Zandré Jordaan". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
2. "2009 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
3. "Mighty Elephants vs Vodacom Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
4. "Vodacom Western Province vs British & Irish Lions". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
5. "Boland Cavaliers vs Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
6. "Zandré word ’n Arend". Die Burger. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
7. "SA Barbarians teams named". Sport24. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
8. "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
9. "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.