Zenay Jordaan

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Zenay Jordaan
Date of birth (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Eastern Cape, South Africa
Height1.56 m (5 ft 1+12 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly Half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
EP Queens ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2022Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 36 98
National sevens team
YearsTeamComps
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa

Zenay Jordaan (born 31 April 1991) is a South African rugby union player. She plays for EP Queens and the South Africa women's national rugby union team.

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Rugby career

In 2009, she made her international debut in both sevens and 15s, and five years later she was part of the first group of South African women to be awarded professional contracts. [1]

In 2013 she was named Springbok Women's Player of the Year, [2] and in 2022 she became South Africa's most capped player. [3] At that time, she also announced her plans to retire after the 2022 World Cup. [4]

References

  1. "Zenay Jordaan "proud" of South Africa career as she looks ahead to Rugby World Cup 2021 | Women in Rugby | women.rugby". www.women.rugby. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  2. "Match Centre | SA Rugby". saru-umbraco.azurewebsites.net. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. "One more show on the big stage for Zenay Jordaan". SA Rugby. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. Abrahams, Celine (17 October 2022). "Joy for Retiring Zenay Jordaan Becoming Springbok Women's Most-Capped Player". gsport4girls. Retrieved 19 January 2023.