Johannes Jonker
{{short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby union biography
| name = Johannes Jonker
| image = Jonker MHR.jpg
| fullname = Johannes Gideon Andries Jonker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|08|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = East London, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.84}}
| weight = {{convert|118|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Hudson Park High School, East London
| university =
| relatives =
| position = Prop
| currentclub = {{Rut|Lions}} / {{Rut|Golden Lions}} / {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}}
| youthyears1 = 2007–2014
| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}
| years1 = 2014–2016
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}}
| apps1 = 43
| points1 = 25
| years2 = 2016–present
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Lions}}
| apps2 = 37
| points2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–present
| clubs3 = {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}}
| apps3 = 2
| points3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–present
| clubs4 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}}
| apps4 = 16
| points4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = → {{Rut|Montpellier}}
| apps5 = 9
| points5 = 0
| clubupdate = 8 September 2019
}}
Johannes Gideon Andries Jonker (born 22 August 1994 in East London, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the {{Rut|Lions}} in Super Rugby, the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in the Currie Cup and the {{Rut|Golden Lions XV}} in the Rugby Challenge.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=42856 | name=Johannes Jonker | date=29 May 2016}} His regular position is prop.
Career
=Youth=
Jonker was selected to represent Border in several youth tournaments. In 2007, he played for them in the Under-13 Craven Week competition, in 2010 he played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and in 2012 he played at the Under-18 Craven Week competition.
He subsequently joined their academy and played for the {{Rut|Border U19}} side in the 2012 and the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championships. He helped them win promotion from Division B to Division A in 2012, but was also part of the side that got relegated back to Division B in 2013.
=Border Bulldogs=
His first class debut came during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. With the Border Rugby Football Union in financial strife,{{cite web|url=http://www.dispatch.co.za/news/bankrupt-brfu-cant-pay-staff/ |title=Bankrupt BRFU can't pay staff |publisher=Daily Dispatch |date=16 January 2014 |access-date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129203815/http://www.dispatch.co.za/news/bankrupt-brfu-cant-pay-staff/ |archive-date=29 January 2014 }} they only had eleven contracted players on their books and gave opportunities to some of their academy players, with Jonker being one of those.{{cite web|url=http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/2014/03/07/21/oosnuwe_29_0_419158404.html |title=Nuwe era vir Bulldogs begin vandag |publisher=Die Burger |date=7 March 2014 |access-date=13 June 2014 |language=af |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622025003/http://152.111.1.87/argief/berigte/dieburger/2014/03/07/21/oosnuwe_29_0_419158404.html |archive-date=22 June 2015 }} He made his debut in their Round One match against the {{Rut|Sharks XV}} in East London.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=117814 | homeid=17544 | awayid=17584 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Border Bulldogs | homescore=24 | awayscore=46 | awayteam=Cell C Sharks XV | matchdate=7 March 2014 | date=27 July 2016}} He started all seven of their matches in the competition and also scored his first try in their final match against the {{Rut|Boland Cavaliers}} in Piketberg.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=118234 | homeid=17534 | awayid=17544 | leagueid=1734 | hometeam=Regent Boland Cavaliers | homescore=41 | awayscore=17 | awayteam=Border Bulldogs | matchdate=26 April 2014 | date=27 July 2016}}
His performances in that competition also led to his inclusion in the {{Rut|Border Bulldogs}} squad for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=18074 | team=Border | compid=1774 | comp=2014 Absa Currie Cup Qualifiers | accessdate=3 June 2016}} and he made his Currie Cup debut in the opening match of that competition by coming on as a second-half substitute in their match against {{Rut|Griquas}} in Kimberley.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=119434 | homeid=18064 | awayid=18074 | leagueid=1774 | hometeam=GWK Griquas | homescore=52 | awayscore=5 | awayteam=Border | matchdate=6 June 2014 | date=27 July 2016}}
=Montpellier=
In November 2017, Jonker joined French Top 14 side Montpellier Hérault Rugby as a medical joker replacement for the injured Jannie du Plessis.{{in lang|fr}} {{cite news |url=http://www.montpellier-rugby.com/news/joker-medical-johannes-jonker-sengage-avec-le-mhr|title=Joker Médical : Johannes Jonker s'engage avec le MHR |date=2 November 2017 |work= Montpellier Hérault Rugby|access-date=26 January 2018}}
References
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Category:Border Bulldogs players
Category:Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club players
Category:Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
Category:Montpellier Hérault Rugby players
Category:Rugby union players from East London, South Africa
Category:South African rugby union players
Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in England