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Jean Droste
Date of birth(1994-01-21)21 January 1994(age 30)
Place of birthPretoria,South Africa
Height1.99 m (6 ft6+1⁄2in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb; 245 lb)
SchoolAfrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
UniversityUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock/Flanker
Current team Cheetahs/Free State Cheetahs
Youth career
2007–2014 Blue Bulls
2015 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 UKZN Impi 7 (5)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018 Sharks XV 14 (0)
2016–2017 Sharks (Currie Cup) 14 (0)
2017–2018 Sharks 3 (0)
2018–2019 Kubota Spears 1 (0)
2019 Blue Bulls XV 2 (0)
2019 Blue Bulls 3 (0)
2020 NEC Green Rockets 1 (0)
2021 Free State Cheetahs 7 (0)
2022 Munakata Sanix Blues 6 (5)
2022– Cheetahs ()
2023– Free State Cheetahs ()
Correct as of 12 January 2022

Jean Droste(born 21 January 1994) is a South African professionalrugby unionplayer for theBlue Bullsin theCurrie Cupand theBlue Bulls XVin theRugby Challenge.[1]His regular position is lock, but he can also play as a flanker.

Rugby career

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2007–2014: Youth rugby / Blue Bulls

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Droste was born inPretoria.He was selected to represent the Pretoria-basedBlue Bullsas early as primary school level, when he played for them at the 2007 Under-13 Craven Week. He didn't win any call-ups at high school level, but joined the Blue Bulls academy after finishing school.

He made nine starts and two appearances as a replacement in theBlue Bulls U19s'Under-19 Provincial Championshipcampaign in 2013, appearing both as a lock and a flanker. He scored tries in home victories overGolden Lions U19[2]andLeopards U19[3]as the Blue Bulls won all twelve of their matches during the regular season to finish top of the log,[4]before beating the Leopards in the semi-final[5]and the Golden Lions in the final[6]to secure the title.

He found his involvement more limited for theBlue Bulls U21sin the2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship,making just one start and three appearances off the bench. One of those were in their 23–19 semi-final win over theGolden Lions U21s,[7]but he didn't feature in the final, in which the Blue Bulls beatWestern Province U2120–10 inCape Town.[8]

2015–present: Sharks and UKZN Impi

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Droste moved toDurbanfor the 2015 to join theSharks.He made his first class debut in May 2015, starting theSharks XV'sVodacom Cupmatch against theEastern Province KingsinPort Elizabeth,[9]his only appearance in the competition.

He made seven appearances for theSharks U21in the2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship,as the team finished in third place to qualify for the title play-offs,[10]coming on as a replacement in their semi-final defeat to theFree State U21s.[11]

At the start of 2016, Droste played someVarsity Shieldrugby forUKZN Impi.He started seven of eight matches, scoring a try in a 63–30 victory overTUT Vikings.[12]His team won seven of their eight matches and would have finished joint-top of the log withWits,[13]but they had 12 points deducted for fielding an ineligible player, therefore missing out on the title play-offs and a shot at promotion to theVarsity Cup.[14]

He made three more first class appearances for theSharks XVin July 2016 during theCurrie Cup qualificationseries, as they finished in tenth place on the log.[15]He was also included in theSharkssquad for theCurrie Cup Premier Division,and he made his debut at that level in a 27–34 defeat toWestern Provincein Round Five of the competition.[16]He was an unused replacement against theFree State Cheetahs,[17]but made a second appearance in their 53–0 victory over theEastern Province Kings.[18]Despite being in the top two on the log for the majority of the series, a defeat to theGolden Lionsin the final round of the season[19]saw the Sharks drop out of the top four altogether, finishing in fifth place and missing out on a semi-final spot.[20]

At the end of October 2016, Droste was included in theSharksSuper Rugbysquad for the2017 season.[21]

References

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  1. ^"SA Rugby Player Profile – Jean Droste".South African Rugby Union.Retrieved2 November2016.
  2. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 15–12 MTN Golden Lions".South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013.Retrieved2 November2016.
  3. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 48–12 Leopards".South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2013.Retrieved2 November2016.
  4. ^"SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 19 Competition".South African Rugby Union.Retrieved2 November2016.
  5. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 37–21 Leopards".South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013.Retrieved2 November2016.
  6. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 23–35 Vodacom Blue Bulls".South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013.Retrieved2 November2016.
  7. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 23–19 Golden Lions U21".South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014.Retrieved2 November2016.
  8. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 10–20 Blue Bulls U21".South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014.Retrieved2 November2016.
  9. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 23–8 Cell C Sharks XV".South African Rugby Union. 8 May 2015.Retrieved2 November2016.
  10. ^"SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition".South African Rugby Union.Retrieved2 November2016.
  11. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 27–22 Sharks U21".South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015.Retrieved2 November2016.
  12. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB TUT 30–63 FNB UKZN".South African Rugby Union. 18 February 2016.Retrieved2 November2016.
  13. ^"SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International".South African Rugby Union.Retrieved1 November2016.
  14. ^"FNB UKZN docked points in the Varsity Shield"(Press release). Varsity Cup. 5 April 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2016.Retrieved6 April2016.
  15. ^"SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying".South African Rugby Union.Retrieved1 November2016.
  16. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 34–27 Cell C Sharks".South African Rugby Union. 3 September 2016.Retrieved2 November2016.
  17. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 30–38 Toyota Free State Cheetahs".South African Rugby Union. 10 September 2016.Retrieved2 November2016.
  18. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 53–0 Eastern Province Kings".South African Rugby Union. 17 September 2016.Retrieved2 November2016.
  19. ^"SA Rugby Match Centre – Xerox Golden Lions 28–16 Cell C Sharks".South African Rugby Union. 30 September 2016.Retrieved1 November2016.
  20. ^"SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division".South African Rugby Union.Retrieved1 November2016.
  21. ^"Pre-season training squad announcement"(Press release). Sharks. 31 October 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 31 October 2016.Retrieved31 October2016.
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