John-Roy Jenkinson

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John-Roy Jenkinson
Personal information
Born (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33)
Worcester, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 122 kg (19 st 3 lb)
School(s) attended Glenwood High School, Durban
University NWU Pukke
Club information
Playing position Prop
Current club Maties
Youth career
2004–09 Sharks
2010–11 Leopards
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2011–12, 2014–15 NWU Pukke 21 (10)
2016– Maties 0 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2011–15 Leopards 43 (20)
2013 Free State Cheetahs 2 (0)
Representative team(s)
2011 S.A. Under-20 5 (0)
2012 S.A. Students 2 (5)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 October 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 25 July 2013.

John-Roy Jenkinson (born 26 March 1991 in Worcester) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Maties.[1] His regular position is prop.

Career

Youth

He represented the Sharks at youth level and played for them in the 2004 Under-13 Craven Week and the 2007 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments. He played for a KwaZulu-Natal Country Districts team at the 2008 Academy Week and played for KwaZulu-Natal at the 2009 Under-18 Craven Week.

He then moved to Potchefstroom and played rugby for the Leopards U19 team in 2010 and the Leopards U21 team in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions.

Senior career

He made his first class debut for the Leopards in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division competition, coming on as a late substitute in their match against the Sharks.[2] He made a further nine appearances the following season in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.

In July 2013, he signed for the Free State Cheetahs on a loan deal.[3]

He also signed for the Sharks on a three-month loan deal for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division,[4] but returned to Potchefstroom without playing in any matches for the Sharks.

He was a member of the Leopards team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.[5] He featured in a total of thirteen matches during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification rounds and First Division proper and scored two tries for the side. He also started the final, where he helped the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the SWD Eagles to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Varsity Cup rugby

He also played for the NWU Pukke in the 2011 Varsity Cup and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions. This also lead to his inclusion in the South African Students team in 2012. He was named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the 2015 Varsity Cup tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.[6]

Representative rugby

In 2011, he played for the S.A. Under-20 team in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[7]

References

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