Zenay Jordaan

Zenay Jordaan

Date of birth	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Eastern Cape, South Africa
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight	66 kg (146 lb; 10 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly Half Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) EP Queens () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2022  South Africa 36 98 National sevens team Years Team Comps  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.

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. 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.

External links

• Zenay Jordaan at Women.Rugby
• Zenay Jordaan - from firefighter to international rugby star at Olympics.com
• Zenay Jordaan - The secret hero of South African rugby on YouTube
• Zenay Jordaan at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)