Full name | Rocco Reginald Jansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 July 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Queenstown, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Queen's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | North-West University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He retired at the end of the 2015 season to take up a role in the business sector. [1]
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