{{short description|South African rugby union player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Use South African English|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = JJ Engelbrecht | image = | fullname = Johannes Jacobus Engelbrecht | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|02|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Port Elizabeth]], [[South Africa]] | height = {{height|m=1.91}} | weight = {{convert|99|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}} | nickname = | occupation = | school = [[Grey High School]] | university = [[Stellenbosch University]] | relatives = | position = [[Centre (rugby union)|Outside Centre]] / [[Wing (rugby union)|Wing]] | youthyears1 = 2007 | youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}} | youthyears2 = 2008–2010 | youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Western Province}} | years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}} | apps1 = 38 | points1 = 120 | years2 = 2011 | clubs2 = {{Rut|Stormers}} | apps2 = 0 | points2 = 0 | years3 = 2012–2015 | clubs3 = {{Rut|Bulls}} | apps3 = 65 | points3 = 45 | years4 = 2012–2015 | clubs4 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | apps4 = 15 | points4 = 0 | years5 = 2015–2018 | clubs5 = [[Toyota Industries Shuttles]] | apps5 = 21 | points5 = 35 | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]] | apps6 = 4 | points6 = 0 | years7 = 2018–2019 | clubs7 = {{Rut|Stormers}} | apps7 = 20 | points7 = 15 | years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = {{Rut|Western Province}} | apps8 = 5 | points8 = 10 | years9 = 2019 | clubs9 = {{Rut|Clermont}} | apps9 = 1 | points9 = 0 | years10 = 2020 | clubs10 = [[Sunwolves]] | apps10 = 5 | points10 = 0 | amatyears1 = 2009 | amatteam1 = {{Rut|Maties}} | amatapps1 = 2 | amatpoints1 = 15 | repyears1 = 2012–2013 | repteam1 = {{nrut|South Africa}} | repcaps1 = 12 | reppoints1 = 20 | repyears2 = 2015 | repteam2 = [[World XV]] | repcaps2 = 1 | reppoints2 = 0 | clubupdate = 2 February 2022 | repupdate = 18 November 2013 }}
'''Johannes Jacobus Engelbrecht''' (born 22 February 1989) is a former South African professional [[rugby union]] player who played as a [[Wing (rugby union)|wing]] or [[Centre (rugby union)|outside centre]].<ref name="SARU Player Profile JJ Engelbrecht">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=43559 | name=JJ Engelbrecht | date=30 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Bulls player profile">{{cite web | url=http://www.thebulls.co.za/profile.aspx?pid=1131&team=Senior | title=Bulls player profile | publisher=Bulls | access-date=9 October 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716120912/http://www.thebulls.co.za/profile.aspx?pid=1131&team=Senior | archive-date=16 July 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Rugby career==
===Youth===
Engelbrecht attended [[Grey High School]] in the Eastern Cape until 2007, where he also played rugby for their first XV rugby team, alongside fellow future professional [[Tim Whitehead (rugby union)|Tim Whitehead]].<ref name="Insider: JJ Engelbrecht">{{cite web | url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/insider/news/130621/Insider_JJ_Engelbrecht | title=Insider: JJ Engelbrecht | work=SuperSport | date=21 June 2013 | access-date=19 January 2016}}</ref> He also earned a call-up to represent Eastern Province at the premium high school rugby union competition – the Under-18 [[Craven Week]] – held in [[Stellenbosch]] in 2007.
===Western Province / Blue Bulls===
After finishing high school, Engelbrecht moved to [[Cape Town]] to join the {{Rut|Western Province}} academy. He represented them in the domestic [[Currie Cup]] and [[Vodacom Cup]] competitions between 2009 and 2011, before joining teammates [[Johann Sadie]] and [[Lionel Cronjé]] in making the move to [[Pretoria]] to join the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} ahead of the 2012 season.<ref name="Bulls sign WP duo">{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/Bulls-sign-WP-duo-20110708 | title=Bulls sign WP duo | publisher=Sport24 | date=8 July 2011 | access-date=9 October 2012}}</ref> He established himself in the {{Rut|Bulls}} [[Super Rugby]] team during the [[2012 Super Rugby season]], scoring three tries in seventeen appearances in the competition. He broke into the [[South Africa national rugby union team|national team]] and signed a contract extension in June 2013 to keep him at the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} until 2016.<ref name="Young stars extend Bulls stay">{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Super15/Young-stars-extend-Bulls-stay-20130621 | title=Young stars extend Bulls stay | work=Sport24 | date=20 June 2013 | access-date=21 June 2013}}</ref>
===Toyota Industries Shuttles===
After the [[2015 Super Rugby season]], Engelbrecht joined [[Japan]]ese [[Top League]] side [[Toyota Industries Shuttles]] for the 2015–2016 season.<ref name="2015年度新加入選手（追加）のお知らせ">{{cite press release | url=https://www.toyota-shokki.co.jp/sports/rugby/topics/2015/topics20150622.html | title=2015年度新加入選手（追加）のお知らせ | publisher=Toyota Industries Shuttles | date=22 June 2015 | access-date=22 June 2015 | language=ja}}</ref>
===Ospreys===
In January 2016, the Bulls released him from his contract<ref name="Engelbrecht off to Wales">{{cite press release | url=http://thebulls.co.za/news/2016/01/14/jj-engel/? | title=Engelbrecht off to Wales | publisher=Bulls | date=14 January 2016 | access-date=14 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125195345/http://thebulls.co.za/news/2016/01/14/jj-engel/ | archive-date=25 January 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> to join Welsh [[Pro14|Pro12]] side [[Ospreys (rugby union)|Ospreys]] for the remainder of the 2016–2017 season.<ref name="Ospreys secure Springbok">{{cite press release | url=https://www.ospreysrugby.com/News/Article/43526 | title=Ospreys secure Springbok | publisher=Ospreys | date=14 January 2016 | access-date=14 January 2016}}</ref>
===Representative rugby===
Engelbrecht made his debut for {{nrut|South Africa}} on 18 August 2012 against {{nrut|Argentina}}, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute.<ref name="South Africa 27-6 Argentina">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=103301 | homeid=10891 | awayid=10921 | leagueid=1151 | hometeam=South Africa | homescore=27 | awayscore=6 | awayteam=Argentina | matchdate=18 August 2012 | date=20 May 2016}}</ref> He made a further eleven appearances for the Springboks during 2013 and was offered a core contract by the Springboks for 2014,<ref name="Seven players added to Springbok contract group">{{cite web | url=http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/18064?view=news | title=Seven players added to Springbok contract group | publisher=South African Rugby Union | date=24 January 2014 | access-date=24 January 2014 | archive-date=26 January 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160126200406/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/18064?view=news | url-status=dead }}</ref> but failed to feature in any matches for the national team.
Engelbrecht also missed out on selection for the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]], but did play in a match for a [[World XV]] against a [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa XV]] in a [[2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches|warm-up match prior to the tournament]].<ref name="Springboks 46-10 World XV">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=141964 | homeid=24434 | awayid=25204 | leagueid=2284 | hometeam=Springboks | homescore=46 | awayscore=10 | awayteam=World XV | matchdate=11 July 2015 | date=20 May 2016}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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