Jacobus Paulus (JP) Nel (born 9 January 1981) is a former South African

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footballer, who regularly played as a

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. He made his first class debut for in 2000 and made almost two hundred first class appearances between 2000 and 2013. He played for the in the domestic

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and

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competitions and for the in

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between 2001 and 2009 and had two seasons at

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in the Japanese

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and a further two seasons for in the

. He retired after the 2013 Currie Cup season.

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