Jacobus Paulus (JP) Nel (born 9 January 1981) is a former South African
rugby union
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footballer, who regularly played as a
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. He made his first class debut for in 2000 and made almost two hundred first class appearances between 2000 and 2013. He played for the in the domestic
Currie Cup
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and
Vodacom Cup
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competitions and for the in
Super Rugby
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between 2001 and 2009 and had two seasons at
NTT Communications Shining Arcs
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in the Japanese
Top League
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and a further two seasons for
in the
Currie Cup
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.
He retired after the
2013 Currie Cup season, never having been selected for the Springboks.
References
1981 births
Living people
Afrikaner people
Blue Bulls players
Bulls (rugby union) players
Griquas (rugby union) players
Rugby union centres
Rugby union players from Worcester, South Africa
South African rugby union players
21st-century South African sportsmen
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