Jean Kleyn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
26 August 1993 Krugersdorp, South Africa |
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| Height | 2.02 m (6 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Linden High School | ||
| University | University of Stellenbosch | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Munster | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Western Province | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2014–2016 | Western Province | 24 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Stormers | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–present | Munster | 12 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 February 2017. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 February 2017.
Jean Kleyn (born 26 August 1993 in Krugersdorp, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for Irish Pro12 and European Rugby Champions Cup side Munster. His regular position is lock.
Kleyn first played provincial rugby for the Western Province U19s during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, also being promoted to the Western Province U21 side in the same season, as well as in 2013. He picked up two winner's medals, with Western Province ending both the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship and 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship seasons as champions. Despite playing regularly for the senior side in 2014, he made a further three appearances in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship.
Despite being named in the 2013 and 2014 Vodacom Cup squads, Kleyn never made an appearance, suffering a knee injury in 2013 and an ankle injury in 2014.
He was included in the Stormers squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season. Despite missing the early part of the season with his ankle injury, Kleyn recovered to be named in the starting line-up for their match against the Bulls in Pretoria, but ended on the losing side as the home team won 28–12. A further three appearances off the bench followed in May 2014. In the second half of 2014, Kleyn was a key player for Western Province in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, starting ten matches during the season. The final two of his starts came in their 31–23 semi-final victory over the Blue Bulls and the final, in which Kleyn played the entire 80 minutes, helping his side to a 19–16 victory over the Golden Lions to win his first senior trophy.
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