Juan Leon de Jongh (born 15 April 1988) is a South African

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footballer. He was one of the stars of Vodacom WP's ABSA Currie Cup campaign in 2009 and he made his debut against the . He became the first choice

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for the Stormers in the

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after the departure of stalwart and captain,

Jean de Villiers Jean de Villiers (born 24 February 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He started his career at wing, but played most of his career as an inside centre. De Villiers previously played for Western Province in the ...

. He won his first international cap against

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on 5 June 2010, during this game he also scored his first international try with a scything break through the Welsh midfield, similar to that of his previous try against the Waratahs in the Super 14 semi-final. De Jongh was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In May 2017 it was announced he would be joining Aviva Premiership side Wasps for the 2017/18 season.

2016 Summer Olympics

De Jongh was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Group B of the competition against

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, with South Africa winning the match 24–0.

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References

Sources

Juan de Jongh in, Butch James out
The Guardian website
Juan de Jongh to start for Springboks
The BBC website

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