Daniel Barend Jordaan (born 25 January 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who played first class rugby with the between 2012 and 2016. His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth

After representing the at the Under-18 Academy Week competition in 2008, he moved across the Jukskei River to join the academy, but only made two appearances for the side in the

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. Jordaan also played a few matches for the s in the same competition. In

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and

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, he represented the side in the Under-21 Provincial Championship.

NWU Pukke / Leopards

After making one appearance for the

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-based Varsity Cup side in

, he also made his first senior appearance for provincial side the , coming on as a late replacement in their 28–31 defeat to the in Kempton Park during the

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, before playing at Under-21 level in the second half of the year. Six appearances for in the

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was followed up by his first appearance in the Currie Cup competition, coming on as a replacement in their

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match against the in a 20–38 defeat in

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. Jordaan played seven times for in the

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as they reached the final of the competition, where they were beaten by the , and made a further two substitute appearances in the

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. He didn't feature in the '

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campaign, as pipped the Leopards by a single point to earn a spot in the

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, but he did make five starts for the Leopards in the

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, helping them to finish top of the log, but losing to the fourth-placed in the semi-finals. Another seven appearances for NWU Pukke followed in the

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, with the side emulating their 2014 performance to reach the final of the competition, where they lost to . Jordaan then featured in three matches in the

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, as they qualified for the quarter finals, where they were eliminated by .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordaan, Danie South African rugby union players Living people 1991 births Rugby union players from Johannesburg Rugby union locks Leopards (rugby union) players