JP Nel

JP Nel
Full name	Jacobus Paulus Nel
Born	9 January 1981 (age 45); 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
Position	Outside Centre
Youth career
1999–2000	Western Province
2002	Blue Bulls
Senior career
Years	Team
2000	Western Province
2001–2007	Blue Bulls
2001–2009	Bulls
2010–2012	NTT Communications Shining Arcs
2012–2013	Griquas
	Correct as of 1 November 2013
International career
Years	Team
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

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]

Full nameJacobus Paulus Nel

Born9 January 1981 (age 45)

Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)

Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)

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

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