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born 1992 South Africa
Lodewyk de Jager (born 17 December 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player for the South Africa national team and Panasonic Wild Knights in the Japan league. He usually plays as a lock.
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Those two really stand out for me, if I think about locks who can represent South Africa in the future.
Every injury, as bad as it is and disappointing as it is, is just part of your journey and you must see it like that.
It’s quite a weird one, playing the game wasn’t as much of a comeback as getting into full training.
Whether it is for Panasonic or hopefully for the Boks later in the year, I’m just very thankful to be out on the field.
I’m just grateful to be part of such a big rugby event.
Test rugby and that kind of stuff, it’s understandable you have to be very good at set-piece, good at defence and stuff like that.
After the long lay-off, it is always tricky when you deal with these types of conditions. To get the heart rate up and stuff like that is always going to be a big worry.
I reckon we have got the best Japanese players in the competition mixed with some decent foreigners.
Emile has a very good work rate, is tough, and is very good at calling the lineout, JF van Heerden at the Bulls also has a lot of promise.
It’s just winning is a habit, the same as losing. We pride ourselves on our winning record and we try to keep it every week we take the field.
I had taken my health for granted,When you get heart issues, it really puts things in perspective.
It’s always big playing the All Blacks, But add the history, the stakes, the atmosphere and the fans on top of that, and it’s huge
When you get a real big scare and things get put into perspective when you get a condition like that, honestly for me every day out on the field is a massive blessing at the moment
Obviously I have had a few more injuries than the normal guy, But that is just part of the journey and my journey. You suffer those setbacks, and then you come back stronger.
As well as still working hard and still getting all of the work done, the schedule, they have got it right
Can’t say too much. I’m taking it game by game. I don’t want to say too much but hopefully, I will be there and it will be good for me.
I reckon it’s a lot to do with the schedule as well. You have got a lot more free time with a young family. My family is something that is very, very important to me.
People were driving around the streets with flags, honking and playing music. It was an unbelievable thing to experience.
A big credit to the Springboks medical staff, It was actually misdiagnosed in Argentina because I went for the scans there, that is where I first picked up that there was an issue.
For me, playing in the northern hemisphere and playing in South Africa for so long, it was just like a breath of fresh air to come here.
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