JJ Scheepers is a South African rugby union player for the OK Financial Group Okman in the Korea Super Rugby League.[1] His regular position is lock.[2] He has previously played for the Falcons, Blue Bulls, Naka Bulls, in South Africa, as well as Italian side CUS Perugia Rugby and Promotica Centurioni, and Mexican/American side San Clemente Rhinos.[3][4][5][6]
Full name | JJ Scheepers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scheepers was named in the Blue Bulls squad for the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division.[7] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division against the Western Province.[8]
References
edit- ^ "21 debutants for Bulls in Currie Cup". Supersport. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "JJ Scheepers". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Match Centre | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "JJ Scheepers – Rugby Perugia 1969" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ A, Inserito da Press Npr | 27/08/2022 | Serie (27 August 2022). "Promotica Centurioni: dal sudafrica arriva il flanker/seconda linea JJ Scheepers | Delinquenza Ovale News" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Hinato (20 February 2024). "OK Financial Group Okman signe 6 joueurs étrangers". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
- ^ "Blue Bulls squad". SA Rugby. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Four-try hero Kotze dazzles as WP rout Bulls". SA Rugby Magazine. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.