JJ Scheepers

JJ Scheepers

Full name	JJ Scheepers
Born	1998 (age 26–27) Gauteng, South Africa
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Lock Youth career 2016-2019 Blue Bulls Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2019 Falcons 1 (0) 2021 CUS Perugia Rugby 2021 Blue Bulls 1 (0) 2021-2022 Naka Bulls 2022-2023 Promotica Centurioni 2023 San Clemente Rhinos 4 (0) 2024-2025 OK Financial Group Okman 2025– Pumas 6 (5) 2025– Sharks 2 (0) Correct as of 3 October 2025

JJ Scheepers is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in the URC. ^[1] His regular position is lock. ^[2] He has previously played for the Falcons, Blue Bulls, Naka Bulls, in South Africa, as well as Italian side CUS Perugia Rugby and Promotica Centurioni, and Mexican/American side San Clemente Rhinos. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Career

Scheepers was named in the Blue Bulls squad for the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division. ^[8] He made his debut in Round 1 of the 2021 Currie Cup Premier Division against the Western Province. ^[9]

Scheepers joined OK Financial Group Okman in early 2024, representing the team on Netflix’s rugby competition series Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die. ^[10]

Scheepers later signed for the Pumas, where he made a majority of appearances during the 2025 Currie Cup season. ^[11]

Scheepers signed to the Sharks on a short-term deal and made his debut in the 2025-2026 United Rugby Championship. ^[12]

References

1. https://stats.unitedrugby.com/clubs/hollywoodbets-sharks/jj-scheepers
2. "JJ Scheepers". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
3. "Match Centre | SA Rugby". www.sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
4. "JJ Scheepers – Rugby Perugia 1969" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
5. A, Inserito da Press Npr | 27/08/2022 | Serie (27 August 2022). "Promotica Centurioni: dal sudafrica arriva il flanker/seconda linea JJ Scheepers | Delinquenza Ovale News" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
6. Hinato (20 February 2024). "OK Financial Group Okman signe 6 joueurs étrangers". Asierugby (in French). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
7. "21 debutants for Bulls in Currie Cup". Supersport. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
8. "Blue Bulls squad". SA Rugby. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
9. "Four-try hero Kotze dazzles as WP rout Bulls". SA Rugby Magazine. 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
10. https://butwhytho.net/2024/12/rugged-rugby-episodes-1-4-review-netflix/
11. https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/pumas-visagie-punishes-yellow-fever-griquas/
12. Wright, Jared (23 October 2025). "Winless Sharks double down on Springboks-heavy team with Eben Etzebeth twist for Scarlets showdown". Planet Rugby. Retrieved 14 November 2025.