John-Roy Jenkinson’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro South African rugby union footballer
Is Athlete 
Rugby union player 
From South Africa 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 26 March 1991, Worcester, Breede Valley Local Municipality, Cape Winelands District Municipality, South Africa
Age: 29 years
Star sign Aries
Sports Teams
Fukuoka Sanix Blues

John-Roy Jenkinson (born 26 March 1991 in Worcester) is a South African rugby union player for Munakata Sanix Blues in the Japanese Top League. His regular position is prop.

Career

Youth

He represented the Sharks 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 Leopards U19 team in 2010 and the Leopards U21 team in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions.

Senior career

He made his first class debut for the Leopards in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division competition, coming on as a late substitute in their match against the Sharks. He made a further nine appearances the following season in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division.

In July 2013, he signed for the Free State Cheetahs on a loan deal.

He also signed for the Sharks on a three-month loan deal for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division, but returned to Potchefstroom without playing in any matches for the Sharks.

He was a member of the Leopards team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division. 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 SWD Eagles to win the competition for the first time in their history.

Varsity Cup rugby

He also played for the 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.

Representative rugby

In 2011, he played for the South Africa Under-20 team in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.

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