# JJ Engelbrecht

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South African rugby union player

Rugby player

JJ Engelbrecht Full name Johannes Jacobus Engelbrecht Born (1989-02-22) 22 February 1989 (age 37) Port Elizabeth, South Africa Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Weight 99 kg (15 st 8 lb; 218 lb) School Grey High School University Stellenbosch University Rugby union career Position Outside Centre / Wing Youth career 2007 Eastern Province Kings 2008–2010 Western Province Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 Maties 2 (15) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2011 Western Province 38 (120) 2011 Stormers 0 (0) 2012–2015 Bulls 65 (45) 2012–2015 Blue Bulls 15 (0) 2015–2018 Toyota Industries Shuttles 21 (35) 2016 Ospreys 4 (0) 2018–2019 Stormers 20 (15) 2018 Western Province 5 (10) 2019 Clermont 1 (0) 2020 Sunwolves 5 (0) Correct as of 2 February 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–2013 South Africa 12 (20) 2015 World XV 1 (0) Correct as of 18 November 2013

**Johannes Jacobus Engelbrecht** (born 22 February 1989) is a former South African professional [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) player who played as a [wing](/source/Wing_(rugby_union)) or [outside centre](/source/Centre_(rugby_union)).[1][2]

## Rugby career

### Youth

Engelbrecht attended [Grey High School](/source/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](/source/Tim_Whitehead_(rugby_union)).[3] He also earned a call-up to represent Eastern Province at the premium high school rugby union competition – the Under-18 [Craven Week](/source/Craven_Week) – held in [Stellenbosch](/source/Stellenbosch) in 2007.

### Western Province / Blue Bulls

After finishing high school, Engelbrecht moved to [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town) to join the [Western Province](/source/Stormers) academy. He represented them in the domestic [Currie Cup](/source/Currie_Cup) and [Vodacom Cup](/source/Vodacom_Cup) competitions between 2009 and 2011, before joining teammates [Johann Sadie](/source/Johann_Sadie) and [Lionel Cronjé](/source/Lionel_Cronj%C3%A9) in making the move to [Pretoria](/source/Pretoria) to join the [Blue Bulls](/source/Bulls_(rugby_union)) ahead of the 2012 season.[4] He established himself in the [Bulls](/source/Bulls_(rugby_union)) [Super Rugby](/source/Super_Rugby) team during the [2012 Super Rugby season](/source/2012_Super_Rugby_season), scoring three tries in seventeen appearances in the competition. He broke into the [national team](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team) and signed a contract extension in June 2013 to keep him at the [Blue Bulls](/source/Bulls_(rugby_union)) until 2016.[5]

### Toyota Industries Shuttles

After the [2015 Super Rugby season](/source/2015_Super_Rugby_season), Engelbrecht joined [Japanese](/source/Japan) [Top League](/source/Top_League) side [Toyota Industries Shuttles](/source/Toyota_Industries_Shuttles) for the 2015–2016 season.[6]

### Ospreys

In January 2016, the Bulls released him from his contract[7] to join Welsh [Pro12](/source/Pro14) side [Ospreys](/source/Ospreys_(rugby_union)) for the remainder of the 2016–2017 season.[8]

### Representative rugby

Engelbrecht made his debut for [South Africa](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team) on 18 August 2012 against [Argentina](/source/Argentina_national_rugby_union_team), coming on as a 70th-minute substitute.[9] He made a further eleven appearances for the Springboks during 2013 and was offered a core contract by the Springboks for 2014,[10] but failed to feature in any matches for the national team.

Engelbrecht also missed out on selection for the [2015 Rugby World Cup](/source/2015_Rugby_World_Cup), but did play in a match for a [World XV](/source/World_XV) against a [South Africa XV](/source/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team) in a [warm-up match prior to the tournament](/source/2015_Rugby_World_Cup_warm-up_matches).[11]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SARU_Player_Profile_JJ_Engelbrecht_1-0)** ["SA Rugby Player Profile – JJ Engelbrecht"](http://www.sarugby.co.za/playerprofile.aspx?id=43559&fullview=true). *South African Rugby Union*. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bulls_player_profile_2-0)** ["Bulls player profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120716120912/http://www.thebulls.co.za/profile.aspx?pid=1131&team=Senior). Bulls. Archived from [the original](http://www.thebulls.co.za/profile.aspx?pid=1131&team=Senior) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Insider:_JJ_Engelbrecht_3-0)** ["Insider: JJ Engelbrecht"](http://www.supersport.com/rugby/insider/news/130621/Insider_JJ_Engelbrecht). *SuperSport*. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bulls_sign_WP_duo_4-0)** ["Bulls sign WP duo"](http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/Bulls-sign-WP-duo-20110708). Sport24. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Young_stars_extend_Bulls_stay_5-0)** ["Young stars extend Bulls stay"](http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Super15/Young-stars-extend-Bulls-stay-20130621). *Sport24*. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2015年度新加入選手（追加）のお知らせ_6-0)** ["2015年度新加入選手（追加）のお知らせ"](https://www.toyota-shokki.co.jp/sports/rugby/topics/2015/topics20150622.html) (Press release) (in Japanese). Toyota Industries Shuttles. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Engelbrecht_off_to_Wales_7-0)** ["Engelbrecht off to Wales"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160125195345/http://thebulls.co.za/news/2016/01/14/jj-engel/) (Press release). Bulls. 14 January 2016. Archived from [the original](http://thebulls.co.za/news/2016/01/14/jj-engel/?) on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Ospreys_secure_Springbok_8-0)** ["Ospreys secure Springbok"](https://www.ospreysrugby.com/News/Article/43526) (Press release). Ospreys. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-South_Africa_27-6_Argentina_9-0)** ["SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 27–6 Argentina"](http://www.sarugby.co.za/matchbreakdown.aspx?id=103301&homeid=10891&awayid=10921&leagueid=1151&fullview=true&template=true). South African Rugby Union. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Seven_players_added_to_Springbok_contract_group_10-0)** ["Seven players added to Springbok contract group"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160126200406/http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/18064?view=news). South African Rugby Union. 24 January 2014. Archived from [the original](http://www.sarugby.net/component/supersportcontent/18064?view=news) on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Springboks_46-10_World_XV_11-0)** ["SA Rugby Match Centre – Springboks 46–10 World XV"](http://www.sarugby.co.za/matchbreakdown.aspx?id=141964&homeid=24434&awayid=25204&leagueid=2284&fullview=true&template=true). South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2016.

## External links

- [JJ Engelbrecht](https://web.archive.org/web/2024/http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/98006.html) at ESPNscrum (archived)

- [JJ Engelbrecht](https://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_17909.html#noir) at ItsRugby.fr (in French)

- [JJ Engelbrecht](https://all.rugby/player/jj-engelbrecht) at All.Rugby

- [JJ Engelbrecht](https://www.rugbydatabase.co.nz/player/index.php?playerId=9383) at RugbyDatabase.co.nz

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