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Jacques Vermeulen

Johannes Frederick 'Jacques' Vermeulen (born 8 February 1995) is a South African rugby union player for English club Exeter Chiefs. His regular position is flanker but he can also play as a lock or number 8.

Jacques Vermeulen
Full nameJohannes Frederick Vermeulen
Date of birth (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birthPaarl, South Africa
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight113 kg (17 st 11 lb; 249 lb)
SchoolPaarl Gimnasium
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Lock
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Youth career
2008–2015 Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Western Province 12 (10)
2017–2019 Sharks 38 (15)
2017–2018 Sharks XV 5 (25)
2017–2019 Sharks (Currie Cup) 25 (20)
2019– Exeter Chiefs 73 (140)
Correct as of 21 January 2024
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 South Africa Schools 3 (0)
2014–2015 South Africa Under-20 7 (5)
Correct as of 22 June 2015

Career

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2008–13

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Vermeulen represented Western Province from as early as primary school level, when he played at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2008. In 2011, he was included in their Under-16 squad that played at the Grant Khomo week before playing in the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week in both 2012 and 2013, starting all three of their matches in both competitions and scoring one try in their 2013 match against the Golden Lions.[1]

After the 2013 competition, Vermeulen was included in the South African Schools side. He started their matches against England[2] and Wales[3] and played off the bench against France,[4] helping South Africa to victories in all three matches.

2014

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Despite not initially being included in the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship, an injury to Dan du Preez led to Vermeulen being called up.[5] He started their 61–5 victory over Scotland in their opening match of the competition,[6] but didn't feature in their next match against hosts New Zealand, where South Africa achieved a 33–24 win.[7] He returned to the starting line-up for their final pool match against Samoa[8] and also started their 32–25 victory against New Zealand in the semi-final.[9] He made his fourth start of the competition in the final against England, but could not prevent South Africa from losing the match 20–21 to finish the competition as runners-up.[10]

Vermeulen returned to domestic action to represent the Western Province U21s in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, despite still being eligible for their Under=19 side. He started five of their matches in the competition, with the side making it all the way to the final of the competition before losing 10–20 to the Blue Bulls U21s.[11]

2015

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Vermeulen was included in the Western Province squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his domestic first class debut on 21 March 2015, starting their match against the Boland Cavaliers in Caledon and helping them to a 25–10 victory.[12] He also started their matches against the Sharks XV,[13] the Eastern Province Kings[14] and Griquas.[15]

Vermeulen was named in a 37-man training squad for the South Africa national under-20 rugby union team[16] and subsequently included in the squad that embarked on a two-match tour of Argentina.[17] He started their 25–22 victory over Argentina in the first match,[18] but didn't feature in their 39–28 victory a few days later.[19]

Upon the team's return, Vermeulen was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[20] He didn't play in the first of their three matches in Pool B of the competition, a 33–5 win against hosts Italy,[21] but came on as a replacement in their 40–8 win against Samoa in the second match. He started their final group match against Australia, scoring a try in the second minute of the match to help South Africa to a 46–13 win[22] which saw South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. Vermeulen didn't feature in their semi-final match against England, which saw them lose 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession[23] but he did start their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to secure third place in the competition.[24]

References

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  1. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province 45–29 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 19–14 England". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 14–13 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17–13 France". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Du Preez blow for Baby Boks". iafrica.com. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 61–5 Scotland". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – New Zealand 24–33 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Samoa 8–21 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 32–25 New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – England 21–20 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 10–20 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Cavaliers 10–25 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 32–12 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 13–19 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 14–21 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Junior Bok training squad confirmed". South African Rugby Union. 4 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  17. ^ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 25 a 22". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 12 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  19. ^ "Los Pumitas cayeron ante Baby Boks por 39 a 28". Unión Argentina de Rugby (in Spanish). 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  20. ^ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Italy U20 5–33 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 46–13 Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 20–28 England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  24. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France U20 18–31 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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