John-Roy Jenkinson (born 26 March 1991 in Worcester) is a South African

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player for

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(MLR). He also plays for the

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in the Japanese

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. His regular position is prop.

Career

Youth

He represented the at youth level and played for them in the 2004 Under-13 Craven Week and the 2007 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournaments. He played for a KwaZulu-Natal Country Districts team at the 2008 Academy Week and played for KwaZulu-Natal at the 2009 Under-18

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. He then moved to

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and played rugby for the team in 2010 and the team in the

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competitions.

Senior career

He made his first class debut for the in the

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competition, coming on as a late substitute in their match against the . He made a further nine appearances the following season in the

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. In July 2013, he signed for the on a loan deal. He also signed for the on a three-month loan deal for the

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, but returned to

without playing in any matches for the Sharks. He was a member of the team that won the

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. He featured in a total of thirteen matches during the

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rounds and First Division proper and scored two tries for the side. He also started the final, where he helped the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Varsity Cup rugby

He also played for the in the

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and

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competitions. This also led to his inclusion in the South African Students team in 2012. He was named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the

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tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in

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Representative rugby

In 2011, he played for the South Africa Under-20 team in the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenkinson, John Roy 1991 births South African rugby union players Living people Free State Cheetahs players South African people of British descent Rugby union players from Worcester, South Africa Leopards (rugby union) players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players Munakata Sanix Blues players Griquas (rugby union) players Rugby ATL players Rugby union props