Danie Jordaan

Daniel Barend Jordaan (born 25 January 1991) is a South African professional rugby union player who played first class rugby with the between 2012 and 2016. His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth

After representing the at the Under-18 Academy Week competition in 2008, he moved across the Jukskei River to join the academy, but only made two appearances for the side in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship. Jordaan also played a few matches for the s in the same competition. In 2011 and 2012, he represented the side in the Under-21 Provincial Championship.

NWU Pukke / Leopards

After making one appearance for the Potchefstroom-based Varsity Cup side in 2012, he also made his first senior appearance for provincial side the , coming on as a late replacement in their 28–31 defeat to the in Kempton Park during the 2012 Vodacom Cup, before playing at Under-21 level in the second half of the year.

Six appearances for in the 2013 Varsity Cup was followed up by his first appearance in the Currie Cup competition, coming on as a replacement in their 2013 Currie Cup First Division match against the in a 20–38 defeat in Nelspruit.

Jordaan played seven times for in the 2014 Varsity Cup as they reached the final of the competition, where they were beaten by the , and made a further two substitute appearances in the 2014 Vodacom Cup. He didn't feature in the ' 2014 Currie Cup qualification campaign, as pipped the Leopards by a single point to earn a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, but he did make five starts for the Leopards in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division, helping them to finish top of the log, but losing to the fourth-placed in the semi-finals.

Another seven appearances for NWU Pukke followed in the 2015 Varsity Cup, with the side emulating their 2014 performance to reach the final of the competition, where they lost to . Jordaan then featured in three matches in the 2015 Vodacom Cup, as they qualified for the quarter finals, where they were eliminated by .