JP Nel

Jacobus Paulus (JP) Nel (born 9 January 1981) is a former South African rugby union footballer, who regularly played as a centre. He made his first class debut for Western Province in 2000 and made almost two hundred first class appearances between 2000 and 2013. He played for the Blue Bulls in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and for the Bulls in Super Rugby between 2001 and 2009 and had two seasons at NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Japanese Top League and a further two seasons for Griquas^[1] in the Currie Cup.^[2][3]

JP Nel

Full name	Jacobus Paulus Nel
Date of birth	(1981-01-09) 9 January 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth	Worcester, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
School	Worcester Gymnasium
University	Tygerberg College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Outside Centre Youth career 1999–2000 Western Province 2002 Blue Bulls Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000 Western Province 1 (0) 2001–2007 Blue Bulls 78 (197) 2001–2009 Bulls 78 (75) 2010–2012 NTT Communications Shining Arcs 19 (45) 2012–2013 Griquas 12 (0) Correct as of 1 November 2013 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002 South Africa Under-21 Correct as of 1 November 2013 Coaching career Years Team 2017–2018 Welwitschias (Backline Coach) 2019– Strela (Head Coach) Correct as of 10 May 2019

He retired after the 2013 Currie Cup season, never having been selected for the Springboks.^[4]