Jéan Jacques Rossouw (born 6 April 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Western Province Premier League club side Durbanville-Bellville. His regular position is

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Playing career

He started playing youth rugby for , first playing for the Under-16 team at the 2004 Grant Khomo Week. He also represented them at Under-18 level for the next two seasons, which led to him being included in the S.A. Schools squad in 2006. He played for Western Province's Under-19 and Under-21 teams over the next three seasons and also played for the national team during this time - he represented the South Africa Under-19 team at the

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and the South Africa Under-20 team at the inaugural IRB Junior World Championship in

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. He was included in Western Province's squad for the

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, but failed to play any games, instead playing

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rugby for , who won the tournament that season. He made his first class debut in the

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for Western Province's near neighbours against Argentinean side . He played Varsity Cup rugby again in

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, this time for Pretoria-based and he made his Currie Cup debut in the

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for the against the . After just one season with the Leopards, he returned to his home town of George to play for in the

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Durbanville-Bellville

In 2015, he played for Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the

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competition, making seven appearances in the competition.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rossouw, Jean South African rugby union players Living people 1988 births Rugby union props Boland Cavaliers players Leopards (rugby union) players SWD Eagles players Rugby union players from George, South Africa Alumni of Paarl Gimnasium South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players