Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jacobus Albertus Kriel | ||
Born |
Standerton, South Africa |
21 August 1989 ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | Hoërskool Standerton | ||
University | University of Johannesburg | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Flanker | ||
Current club | Lions | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2010–2013 | Young Lions | 26 | (35) |
2010–2015 | Golden Lions | 44 | (100) |
2011–present | Lions | 57 | (70) |
2016–present | Kubota Spears | 7 | (5) |
Representative team(s)‡ | |||
2016–present | South Africa | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 15 January 2017. |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 15 January 2017.
† Appearances (Points).
Jacobus Albertus Kriel (born 21 August 1989 in Standerton, South Africa) is a rugby union player for the Lions in the Super Rugby competition and for Kubota Spears in the Japanese Top League. He plays as a flanker.
Kriel has also represented the University of Johannesburg in the Varsity Cup.
He was the headboy of Hoërskool Standerton and captained their first team, he also played Craven Week.
On 28 May 2016, Kriel was included in a 31-man South Africa squad for their three-test match series against a touring Ireland team.