JP Eloff

Last updated

JP Eloff
Full nameJean-Pierre Eloff
Date of birth (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
University Davenport University
Notable relative(s) Philip Eloff (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full Back
Current team Chicago Hounds
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Ohio Aviators 4 (20)
2018-2022 New Orleans Gold 23 (200)
2022- Chicago Hounds ()
Correct as of 28 December 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2018 USA Selects 9 (19)
2016–2017 United States 10 (24)
Correct as of 28 December 2020

Jean-Pierre "JP" Eloff (born 28 May 1991) is an American rugby union player who plays Fullback for the Chicago Hounds in Major League Rugby (MLR) and also for the United States national rugby union team.

Eloff played college rugby at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He led the Davenport Panthers to a D1-AA title in his freshman year, [1] and was named as the 2011 college player of the year. [2] and was chosen as an All-American for the 2011 National All-Star Championships. [3]

Professional career

Eloff debuted with the U.S. national team at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship. [4]

Eloff signed with the Ohio Aviators in the newly formed PRO Rugby competition in early 2016. [5] In October 2017, JP Eloff signed with New Orleans Gold for the inaugural season of Major League Rugby. [6]

In September 2018, Eloff was selected for the USA Selects roster for the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge. [7]

JP Eloff is the younger brother of Philip Eloff, who also played for the U.S. national team at the 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Davenport Panthers</span> Athletic teams that represent Davenport University

The Davenport Panthers are the athletic teams that represent Davenport University, located in Caledonia Township, Michigan, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) for most of its sports as a provisional member since the 2017–18 academic year. The Panthers previously competed in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 2005–06 to 2016–17.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PRO Rugby</span>

The Professional Rugby Organization, known as PRO Rugby, was an American professional rugby union competition. PRO began play in April 2016 with five teams and ceased operations by January 2017. The competition was sanctioned by USA Rugby and by World Rugby. This was the first professional rugby competition in North America.

The Sacramento Express were a professional American rugby union team that played in the short lived PRO Rugby competition. They were based in Sacramento, California, and played their home games at Bonney Field.

Benjamin Tarr, is an American rugby union player who plays for the New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR). His usual position is tighthead prop. He also played for the United States national team.

William Magie is an English-born American former rugby union player who last played fly-half for the Austin Gilgronis in Major League Rugby.

Hugh Angus MacLellan II is an American rugby union player whose usual playing position is prop. He plays for the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR) and has played for the United States national rugby union team.

Hanco Jacobus Germishuys is a South African born American rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for the United States national rugby union team internationally.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Psalm Wooching</span> American rugby union player (b. 1994)

Psalm Fa'afoisia Pulemagafa Wooching is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States men's national team. He formerly played for the San Diego Legion in the Major League Rugby (MLR).

Peter Malcolm is an American rugby union player who plays hooker for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team.

Dylan Audsley is an American rugby union player who plays center and fullback for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team.

Ruben Pieter de Haas is a rugby union player who plays scrum-half for the United States men's national team. He previously played for Saracens in the English Premiership and currently for the Cheetahs in the SA Currie Cup and the 2023-24 EPCR Challenge Cup in Europe.

Paul Mullen is an Irish-American rugby union player who plays prop for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team. Mullen previously played for the Houston SaberCats, the San Diego Legion and the Newcastle Falcons.

Brendan Thomas Daly is an American rugby union player who played as a lock for the Colorado Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents America on the United States men's national team, and the USA Selects.

Joshua Whippy is a rugby union player who plays for the Utah Warriors of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team. Whippy previously played for the USA Selects.

Tim Maupin is a rugby union player who plays for NOLA Gold in Major League Rugby (MLR) and for the United States men's national team internationally. He also has played for the USA Selects.

Gannon Moore is an American rugby union player who plays for the United States men's national team and the Utah Warriors in Major League Rugby (MLR).

Alex Maughan is an American rugby union player who plays in the front row for Rugby ATL in Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents America playing for the United States men's national team.

Devereaux St Bruno Ferris is a New Zealand-born, American rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for the Seattle Seawolvesin Major League Rugby (MLR). He also represents America as a member of the United States men's national team and USA Selects.

Nicklas Swain Boyer is an American rugby union player who plays as a scrum-half for the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">College rugby in the United States</span> Sport

College rugby is played by men and women throughout colleges and universities in the United States. Seven-a-side and fifteen-a-side variants of rugby union are most commonly played. Most collegiate rugby programs do not fall under the auspices of the NCAA and are instead governed by National Collegiate Rugby and USA Rugby, two nationwide governing bodies. 27 women's programs participate in the NCAA.

References

  1. ↑ "Davenport rugby player JP Eloff featured in Sports Illustrated's 'Faces in the Crowd'", MLive.com, Brian Van Ochten, December 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 RUGBYMag Awards!", Rugby Today, Alex Goff, January 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "All Americans Named for NASC 7s", Rugby Today, Alex Goff, August 26, 2011.
  4. ↑ "PRO Rugby Preview – Ohio", Americas Rugby News, April 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "PRO Rugby Preview – Ohio", Americas Rugby News, April 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Orleans Gold sign JP Eloff". 31 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "USA Selects named for Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.