Full name | Justin Alastair Nel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 February 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 80 kg (12 st 8 lb; 176 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Jan Möhr High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | IITC Institute of Information and Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin Alastair Nel (born 14 February 1987) is a Namibian rugby union player for the Namibia national team and the Welwitschias in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is fullback.
Nel was born in Windhoek (then in South-West Africa, but part of modern-day Namibia). He played rugby sevens for Namibia, representing them at the 2010 South Africa Sevens. He made five appearances for the Welwitschias in the 2011 Vodacom Cup before they withdrew from the competition due to financial constraints.
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