JW Jonker

JW Jonker
Personal information
Full name	Jacobus Willem Jonker
Born	(1987-03-19) 19 March 1987 Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended	Grey College, Bloemfontein
Club information
Playing position	Centre
Current club	Griquas
Youth career
2004–2007	Free State Cheetahs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2006–2010	Free State Cheetahs	65	(90)
2008–2009	Cheetahs	16	(30)
2010	→ Griffons	4	(30)
2011–2014	Pumas	56	(115)
2014	Lions	11	(0)
2015–present	Griquas	19	(30)
Representative team(s)^‡
2007	South Africa Students	1	(0)
2012	South African Barbarians (North)	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 21 January 2013.

Jacobus Willem Jonker (born 19 March 1987) is a South African rugby union footballer currently playing with Griquas.^[1]^[2]

Rugby career

He plays mostly as a centre. He represented the Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Free State Cheetahs. Griffons and Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.

Jonker announced his retirement in 2013 due to a chronic ankle injury, aged 25.^[3] However, he returned to the playing field in 2014 and was included in the Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season.^[4]

He played the remainder of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season for the Pumas before signing a contract to join Griquas for the 2015 season and play for the Cheetahs in the 2015 Super Rugby season.^[5]

References

↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – JW Jonker". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
↑ "It's Rugby profile - JW Jonker". It's Rugby. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
↑ Bester, André (21 January 2013). "Puma-kaptein tree uit". SupaRugby. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Lions : 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
↑ "Super-verrassing". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 9 October 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2014.

Griquas squad – 2017

Forwards	Jonathan Adendorf Marius Fourie Jason Fraser Liam Hendricks Jono Janse van Rensburg Pieter Jansen van Vuren Sias Koen Stephan Kotzé De Wet Kruger AJ le Roux RJ Liebenberg Devon Martinus Shaun McDonald Mthunzi Moloi Ewald van der Westhuizen Steph Vermeulen Wendal Wehr Mzwanele Zito

Backs	Ederies Arendse Alshaun Bock Renier Botha Alvin Brandt Enver Brandt AJ Coertzen Tiaan Dorfling Johnathan Francke JW Jonker Tertius Kruger Christiaan Meyer Clinton Swart André Swarts Rudi van Rooyen George Whitehead Eric Zana

Coach	Peter Engledow

Squads

Pumas – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Uzair Cassiem Marius Coetzer Ivann Espag Corné Fourie Frank Herne RW Kember Vincent Koch Doppies le Roux Jacques Momberg Boela Serfontein Corné Steenkamp De-Jay Terblanche Drew van Coller Eduan van der Walt Did not play: Yaya Hartzenberg Stephan Kotzé Rudi Mathee

Backs	JW Bell Carl Bezuidenhout Faf de Klerk Danwel Demas Wilhelm Loock Wilmaure Louw Tiaan Marx Dewald Pretorius Trompie Pretorius Ashwin Scott Roscko Speckman Reynier van Rooyen Coenie van Wyk Stefan Watermeyer Did not play: JW Jonker JC Roos Deon Scholtz

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Pumas – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Ashley Buys Uzair Cassiem Corné Fourie RW Kember Vincent Koch Doppies le Roux Rudi Mathee JP Mostert Nicol Mostert Boela Serfontein De-Jay Terblanche Drew van Coller Eduan van der Walt Pellow van der Westhuizen MP van Eeden Torsten van Jaarsveld Gert van Schalkwyk Ashley Wells Nqubeko Zulu

Backs	Carl Bezuidenhout Faf de Klerk Danwel Demas Johan Jackson JW Jonker Wilhelm Loock Tiaan Marx MJ Mentz Naas Olivier Dewald Pretorius Trompie Pretorius JC Roos Deon Scholtz Ashwin Scott Hendrik van der Nest Coenie van Wyk Shaun Venter Did not play: Hendrik Meyer Tian Meyer Whestley Moolman Dewald Pieters

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

South African Barbarians (North) – 2012 England tour of South Africa

Forwards	Jaco Bouwer Ashley Buys Zane Killian MB Lusaseni Rudi Mathee Boela Serfontein Martin Sithole Nicky Steyn BG Uys Eduan van der Walt Pellow van der Westhuizen Torsten van Jaarsveld

Backs	Joubert Engelbrecht JW Jonker Danwel Demas Tertius Maarman Andries Mahoney Hoffmann Maritz JC Roos Deon Scholtz Coenie van Wyk Shaun Venter

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Pumas – 2012 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Ashley Buys Corné Fourie Francois Fourie RW Kember Doppies le Roux Rudi Mathee JP Mostert Nicol Mostert Boela Serfontein De-Jay Terblanche Eduan van der Walt Pellow van der Westhuizen Torsten van Jaarsveld Did not play: Marius Coetzer Brett Nel Corné Steenkamp Drew van Coller Gert van Schalkwyk

Backs	Carl Bezuidenhout Faf de Klerk Danwel Demas Johan Jackson JW Jonker Wilhelm Loock Tiaan Marx Dewald Pieters Dewald Pretorius JC Roos Deon Scholtz Ashwin Scott Coenie van Wyk Shaun Venter Did not play: Ryno Jacobus Brits Tian Meyer

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

South Africa Sevens – 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series

Squad	Cecil Afrika Rayno Benjamin Kyle Brown Renfred Dazel Paul Delport Chris Dry Branco du Preez Deon Helberg Frankie Horne Steven Hunt JW Jonker Fabian Juries Hoffmann Maritz Sampie Mastriet Mpho Mbiyozo MJ Mentz Chase Minnaar Neil Powell Marius Schoeman Mzwandile Stick Phillip van der Walt Shaun Venter

Coach	Paul Treu

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