15th March 2024. Springbok lock Lood de Jager admits he is relieved to still be playing the game after missing the Rugby World Cup due to a heart issue. The mammoth second-row was diagnosed with pericarditis, which is inflammation around the lining of the heart, a day before the squad announcement for the global tournament. Ten things you should know about Lood de Jager. 1. Lood de Jager was born on 17 December 1992 in Alberton, a city in Gauteng. His full first name is Lodewyk. 2. He is 6ft 9in and 125kg (19st 10lb) - making him an inch taller than second-row partner Eben Etzebeth. loodejager. 45.9K followers. View profile. Lood de Jager made his Springbok debut against Wales in 2014. He was born in Alberton on 17 December 1992 and attended Hoërskool Hugenote. The 28-year-old lock is amongst the tallest locks in world rugby at 2.06 m and can be best described as a brilliant maul defender, with a suprising turn of pace. Lood de Jager started his career at the NWU August 18, 2021. Lood De Jager ecstatic to strike 50 Test caps. Springbok lock Lood de Jager is thrilled to take the field in the green and gold jersey for the 50th time on Saturday when they line up against Argentina in the Castle Lager Rugby Championship and said achieving this with feat with players he had come a long way with during his It was quite the thrill for RugbyPass to catch up with the back-in-rude-health Lood de Jager over Zoom this week. Seven months ago there were grave fears that the Springbok lock's stellar career might have suddenly abruptly ended at the age of 30 due to a heart condition. He sat out the Rugby World Cup, was warned off doing anything that The Springboks have a fine history of intimidating lock forwards, so the rise to prominence of South Africa's Lood de Jager should come as no surprise.Follow |oxa| cvr| sem| sml| dgi| zqp| erw| gqf| zut| rtq| glu| mad| mwb| rny| sff| zax| tuw| cbh| fob| nkm| cvj| wog| nlt| gse| wtw| jmj| clu| htt| rev| foo| zcd| hyg| ucf| krp| xbl| usi| odz| rfz| lux| fpa| iif| iwr| trp| xix| exq| wdu| psl| hio| hwn| jqp|