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| Born | 3 March 1998 Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus van Tonder (born 3 March 1998) is a South African-born French rugby union player, who plays for Perpignan. His preferred position is lock or flanker. [1]
Van Tonder was born in Bloemfontein and attended Grey College, Bloemfontein while also representing the Cheetahs academy. [2] He represented the South African Schools team in 2016. [3] In 2016, he moved to France to join up with the Clermont academy. [4]
Van Tonder made his debut for Clermont in April 2018 against Bordeaux. [5] He would spend five seasons with Clermont, often struggling with injury, before signing for Perpignan having been granted release by Clermont. [6]
Van Tonder was called into the France for the 2025 mid-year rugby union tests. [7] He appeared in the French XV side against England XV before the tour. [8] He then made his debut for the side against New Zealand in the opening test of the 2025 France rugby union tour of New Zealand. [9]
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