John-Roy Jenkinson

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = John-Roy Jenkinson

| image =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Worcester, South Africa

| height = {{height|m=1.78}}

| weight = {{convert|122|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}

| nickname =

| occupation =

| school = Glenwood High School, Durban

| university = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}

| relatives =

| position = Prop

| currentclub = {{Rut|Griquas}}
Rugby ATL

| youthyears1 = 2004–2009

| youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}

| youthyears2 = 2010–2011

| youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Leopards}}

| years1 = 2011–2015

| clubs1 = {{Rut|Leopards}}

| apps1 = 40

| points1 = 15

| years2 = 2013

| clubs2 = → {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}}

| apps2 = 2

| points2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = {{Rut|Leopards XV}}

| apps3 = 3

| points3 = 5

| years4 = 2016–2018

| clubs4 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}

| apps4 = 7

| points4 = 0

| years5 = 2017

| clubs5 = {{Rut|Bulls}}

| apps5 = 4

| points5 = 0

| years6 = 2017–2018

| clubs6 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls XV}}

| apps6 = 6

| points6 = 0

| years7 = 2018–2019

| clubs7 = Munakata Sanix Blues

| apps7 = 4

| points7 = 0

| years8 = 2020–

| clubs8 = {{Rut|Griquas}}

| apps8 = 7

| points8 = 0

| years9 = 2022–

| clubs9 = Rugby ATL

| apps9 =

| points9 =

| amatyears1 = 2011–2015

| amatteam1 = {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}

| amatapps1 = 21

| amatpoints1 = 10

| amatyears2 = 2016

| amatteam2 = {{Rut|Maties}}

| amatapps2 = 5

| amatpoints2 = 12

| repyears1 = 2011

| repteam1 = South Africa Under-20

| repcaps1 = 5

| reppoints1 = 0

| repyears2 = 2012

| repteam2 = South Africa Students

| repcaps2 = 2

| reppoints2 = 5

| clubupdate = 12 April 2022

| repupdate = 25 July 2013

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John-Roy Jenkinson (born 26 March 1991) is a South African rugby union player for Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also plays for the Munakata Sanix Blues in the Japanese Top League.{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=43320 | name=John-Roy Jenkinson | date=29 May 2016}} His regular position is prop.

Career

=Youth=

He represented the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} 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 Craven Week.

He then moved to Potchefstroom and played rugby for the {{Rut|Leopards U19}} team in 2010 and the {{Rut|Leopards U21}} team in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions.

=Senior career=

He made his first class debut for the {{rut|Leopards}} in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division competition, coming on as a late substitute in their match against the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=20160 | homeid=8541 | awayid=8540 | leagueid=809 | hometeam=The Sharks | homescore=23 | awayscore=3 | awayteam=Platinum Leopards | matchdate=19 August 2011 | date=27 July 2016}} He made a further nine appearances the following season in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.

In July 2013, he signed for the {{Rut|Free State Cheetahs}} on a loan deal.{{cite web | url=http://www.sarugbymag.co.za/blog/details/chavhanga-on-trial-at-cheetahs | title=Chavhanga on trial at Cheetahs | work=SA Rugby Magazine|date=25 July 2013 | access-date=25 July 2013}}

He also signed for the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} on a three-month loan deal for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division,{{cite web | url=http://www.netwerk24.com/sport/rugby/2015-08-13-haaie-moet-al-vroeg-spelers-leen | title=Haaie moet al vroeg spelers leen | work=Netwerk24 | date=13 August 2015 | access-date=13 August 2015}} but returned to Potchefstroom without playing in any matches for the Sharks.

He was a member of the {{Rut|Leopards}} team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.{{cite web|url=http://www.sarugby.net/news/24198?view=news&leagueId=2334 |title=Leopards clinch Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style |work=South African Rugby Union |date=8 October 2015 |access-date=8 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009200916/http://www.sarugby.net/news/24198?view=news |archive-date= 9 October 2015 }} He featured in a total of thirteen matches during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification 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 {{Rut|SWD Eagles}} to win the competition for the first time in their history.

=Varsity Cup rugby=

He also played for the {{Rut|NWU Pukke}} in the 2011 Varsity Cup and 2012 Varsity Cup 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 2015 Varsity Cup tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=142484 | homeid=25434 | awayid=25444 | leagueid=2384 | hometeam=Varsity Cup XV | homescore=24 | awayscore=31 | awayteam=South Africa U/20 | matchdate=21 April 2015 | date=27 July 2016}}

=Representative rugby=

In 2011, he played for the South Africa Under-20 team in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.{{SA Rugby Squad | teamid=8781 | team=South Africa | compid=823 | comp=2011 IRB Junior World Championships | accessdate=3 June 2016}}