Zandré Jordaan (born 24 September 1987) is a South African

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player for in the

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and in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is a loose-forward.

Career

Youth

Jordaan started his career at and represented them at the 2005 Under–18 Academy Week tournament. He also played for their Under-19 side in 2006 and their Under-21 side in 2008.

Senior career

In 2009, Jordaan was included in their squad for the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition. He made two appearances in the Vodacom Cup, one in a compulsory friendly match against the and one against the

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during their 2009 tour to South Africa. For the latter half of 2009, Jordaan joined for the

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. They eventually got relegated, despite Jordaan scoring two tries in the first leg match against the . He has since established himself as a first-team regular for Boland, playing in the majority of games since then. Jordaan made the move to

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to join the for the 2015 season. In 2012, Jordaan was included in a South African Barbarians (South) team that faced

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during the

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. The following year, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup and won the tournament after winning all three matches. Jordaan also represented the in the 2008 Varsity Cup competition.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jordaan, Zandre South African rugby union players Living people 1987 births People from Empangeni Western Province (rugby union) players Boland Cavaliers players Stellenbosch University alumni SWD Eagles players Griquas (rugby union) players Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal