Jan-Frederik Uys (born January 3, 1994, in

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, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with an Italian team, . His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

He attended and played high school rugby for Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch. This led to his selection in the Western Province side that played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Upington in 2010. This, in turn, earned him an inclusion in a South African Under-16 High Performance squad that attended a training camp in Cape Town. In 2011, Uys represented the Western Province Under-18 side that played at the Academy Week tournament. He joined the Western Province Rugby Institute after high school and captained the team that played in the

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. In 2014, he played in the first five matches of the '

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, a competition that UCT went on to win, beating the in the final. After a stint playing Vodacom Cup rugby (see

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, Uys played a big part in the side's

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campaign. He made eight appearances during the season to help them finish top of the log and subsequently reach the final of the tournament. He played in the final, but could not prevent his side losing the final 20–10 to the s on home soil.

Western Province

Uys made his first class debut during the

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competition. He started 's opening match of the season, a 16–8 victory over near-neighbours . He made five consecutive starts for Western Province at the start of the competition and played off the bench in the final two matches of the group stages of the competition. He also came on as a substitute in their quarter-final match against the , which ended in a 13–8 victory for the

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-based side to see Western Province eliminated from the competition. He also played in their matches against and in June 2014.

Eastern Province Kings

He then moved from the Western Cape to the

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, joining

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-based side the for the 2015 season. He made eleven appearances for the Under-21 team during the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A and also captained the side on occasion,.

Pau

At the beginning of 2016, he left Port Elizabeth and moved to France, where he joined Top 14 side for the 2015–16 season.

Brive

He spent 6 months in Pau before moving to fellow Top 14 side for the 2016–17 season. He is currently still with Brive for the 2017-2018 season

Zebre

For 2022−23, he signed for Italian team in United Rugby Championship.

Honours

* Currie Cup winner

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* Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Uys, Jan 1994 births Living people Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players CA Brive players FC Grenoble Rugby players Rugby union locks Rugby union players from Potchefstroom South African rugby union players Western Province (rugby union) players Zebre Parma players South African expatriate rugby union players in France South African expatriate rugby union players in Italy Alumni of Paul Roos Gymnasium