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Jean Cook
South African rugby union player
Jean George Cook (born 14 August 1991) is a South African rugby union player. His usual position is flanker or number eight and he most recently played for Japanese Top League club Kintetsu Liners.
| Full name | Jean George Cook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1991-08-14) 14 August 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Central University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cook started out his career with the Free State Cheetahs, however he only made one senior appearance for them before switching to the Blue Bulls in 2012.[1] He received his first and only call up to the Bulls Super Rugby squad in 2013 and marked his debut with a try against the Force in a 36-26 win.[2]
He returned to the Cheetahs for the 2014 Super Rugby season. He was included in the Cheetahs squad for the 2014 season[3][4] and made his debut in a 21–20 defeat to the Lions in Bloemfontein were his only start[5] was in the 61st minute, receiving a yellow card in the 61st minute of the game.
Zebre
Cook signed with Zebre[6]Pro12 where he played 8 games, 426 minutes, coming on as replacement for 1.[7]
Kintetsu Liners
Cook joins Kintetsu Liners[8]
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jean Cook". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- "SA Rugby Match Centre – Bulls 36–26 Force". South African Rugby Union. 2 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- "Toyota Cheetahs kondig groep aan vir 2014 Vodacom SupeRugby seisoen" (Press release) (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- "Cook word 'n Cheetah". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 29 August 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- "Match Centre:Player stats". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Third line reinforcement for the Zebra with Jean Cook's Wage" (in Italian). Redazione. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Player Archive Pro12". web. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "Player Movements: Zebre" (in Italian). Redazione. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Jean Cook". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- Jean Cook at itsrugby
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