JP Eloff

JP Eloff
Full name Jean-Pierre Eloff
Date of birth (1991-05-28) 28 May 1991
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb)
University Davenport University
Notable relative(s) Philip Eloff (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team New Orleans Gold
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016
2017-Present		 Ohio Aviators
New Orleans Gold		 4 (20)
Correct as of 5 June 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2018–present USA Selects   ( )
2016 United States 10 (24)
Correct as of 22 November 2017

Jean-Pierre "JP" Eloff (born 28 May 1991) is an American rugby union player whose normal position is fly-half. He plays for the New Orleans Gold in Major League Rugby and for the United States national rugby union team.

Eloff played college rugby at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He led the Davenport Panthers to a D1-AA title in his freshman year,[1] and was named as the 2011 college player of the year.[2] and was chosen as an All-American for the 2011 National All-Star Championships.[3]

Eloff debuted with the U.S. national team at the 2016 Americas Rugby Championship.[4]

Eloff signed with the Ohio Aviators in the newly formed PRO Rugby competition in early 2016.[5] In October 2017, JP Eloff signed with New Orleans Gold for the inaugural season of Major League Rugby.[6]

In September 2018, it was announced that Eloff had been selected for the USA Selects roster for the 2018 Americas Pacific Challenge.[7]

JP Eloff is the younger brother of Philip Eloff, who also played for the U.S. national team at the 2003 and 2007 Rugby World Cups.

References

  1. ↑ "Davenport rugby player JP Eloff featured in Sports Illustrated's 'Faces in the Crowd'", MLive.com, Brian Van Ochten, December 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 RUGBYMag Awards!", Rugby Today, Alex Goff, January 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ "All Americans Named for NASC 7s", Rugby Today, Alex Goff, August 26, 2011.
  4. ↑ "PRO Rugby Preview – Ohio", Americas Rugby News, April 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "PRO Rugby Preview – Ohio", Americas Rugby News, April 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ http://www.americasrugbynews.com/2017/10/31/new-orleans-gold-sign-jp-eloff/
  7. ↑ "USA Selects named for Americas Pacific Challenge". Americas Rugby News. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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