| Full name | Jacobus Francois Boer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1975-10-01)1 October 1975 (age 49) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 238 lb (108 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wynberg Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jacobus Francois Boer (born 1 November 1975) is a South African former professionalrugby union player.
Born inCape Town, Boer was educated atWynberg Boys' High School and represented Western Province Schools, alongside future Springboks captainCorné Krige. He competed for Cape Town'sVillager club and Western Province "B", with his inability to progress into the Currie Cup side prompting a move to Europe.[1]
Boer, primarily a flanker, joined theLeicester Tigers in 1997, but couldn't get regular game time due to the strength of their back-row and moved on toLondon Irish. The most successful period of his career came after signing withGloucester in 2000. He helped Gloucester claim the2001–02 Premiership Rugby title, scoring the side's only try in their final win over Bristol at Twickenham. Appointed captain the next season, Boer led Gloucester to victory in the2002–03 Powergen Cup and was named the 2002–03 Zurich Premiership Player of the Season.[2]
Returning to South Africa in 2007, Boer played Currie Cup rugby withWestern Province, before resuming at Gloucester in the 2009–10 season.[3] He was captain of Gloucester for their match against the touring 2009 Wallabies.[4]
Boer came into contention forSpringboks honours but never got a call up due to being England based.[5]