Jasper Wiese
Full names: Jasper van der Westhuizen
Date of birth: 21 Oct 1995
Place of birth: Upington
School: Upington
Springbok no: 918
Springbok debut province: Leicester Tigers
Physical: 1.90m, 110.0kg
Current age: 28
Test summary: Tests: 31 Tries: 1
First Test: 2 Jul 2021 Age 25 - Reserve against Georgia at Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Last Test: 28 Sep 2024 Age 28 - Eighthman against Argentina at Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
02 Jul 2021 25Reserve Georgia Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 40-9  Leicester
31 Jul 2021 25Eighthman Britain Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 27-9  Leicester
07 Aug 2021 25Eighthman Britain Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 19-16  Leicester
14 Aug 2021 25Eighthman Argentina Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 32-12  Leicester
21 Aug 2021 25Eighthman Argentina Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Win: 29-10  Leicester
12 Sep 2021 25Reserve Australia Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Lose: 26-28  Leicester
18 Sep 2021 25Reserve Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Lose: 17-30  Leicester
02 Oct 2021 25Reserve New Zealand Robina Stadium, Gold Coast Win: 31-29  Leicester
06 Nov 2021 26Reserve Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 23-18  Leicester
13 Nov 2021 26Reserve Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 30-15  Leicester
20 Nov 2021 26Reserve England Twickenham, London Lose: 26-27  Leicester
02 Jul 2022 26Eighthman Wales Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 32-29  Leicester
16 Jul 2022 26Eighthman Wales Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 30-14  Leicester
06 Aug 2022 26Eighthman New Zealand Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 26-10  Leicester
13 Aug 2022 26Reserve New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 23-35  Leicester
03 Sep 2022 26Eighthman Australia Sydney Football Stadium (Aussie stadium), Sydney Win: 24-8  Leicester
17 Sep 2022 26Eighthman Argentina Estadio Libertadores de America, Buenos Aires Win: 36-20  Leicester
24 Sep 2022 26Eighthman Argentina Kingspark, Durban Win: 38-211 try Leicester
05 Nov 2022 27Eighthman Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Lose: 16-19  Leicester
19 Nov 2022 27Eighthman Italy Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Genoa Win: 63-21  Leicester
15 Jul 2023 27Eighthman New Zealand Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland Lose: 20-35  Leicester
05 Aug 2023 27Eighthman Argentina Velez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos Aires Win: 24-13  Leicester
19 Aug 2023 27Eighthman Wales Millenium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff Win: 52-16  Leicester
10 Sep 2023 27Eighthman Scotland Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Win: 18-3  Leicester
23 Sep 2023 27Eighthman Ireland Stade de France, Paris Lose: 8-13  Leicester
01 Oct 2023 27Eighthman Tonga Stade Velodrome, Marseilles Win: 49-18  Leicester
28 Oct 2023 28Reserve New Zealand Stade de France, Paris Win: 12-11  Leicester
31 Aug 2024 28Eighthman New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 31-27  D-Rocks
07 Sep 2024 28Eighthman New Zealand Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town Win: 18-12  D-Rocks
21 Sep 2024 28Eighthman Argentina Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, Santiago Lose: 28-29  D-Rocks
28 Sep 2024 28Eighthman Argentina Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 48-7  D-Rocks

Jasper Wiese: Ultimate Rugby

After high school, Wiese moved to Bloemfontein, where he joined the academy of the Free State Cheetahs and the CUT Ixias university team.

He represented the University between 2014 & 2016 in the Varsity Cup.

He was invited to trials for the South Africa Under-20 squad as they prepared for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, but wasn't included in the training squad named a week later.

At the end of 2016, Wiese was included in the Cheetahs Super Rugby team's training group for the 2017 Super Rugby season, but it was also announced that he would link up with the Welkom-based Griffons after his Varsity Cup commitments.

He has been included in the Cheetahs 2017 Currie Cup squad. He made his PRO14 debut against Connacht later that year and played in all of the SuperSport Rugby Challenge in 2018 games.

He heads into the 2019 Currie Cup having already featured in 10 PRO14 games for the Cheetahs. By 2020, the hard-working, physical back-rower had become an integral part of the Cheetahs' PRO14 and Currie Cup team starting regularly for the side.

His form caught the attention of the Leicester Tigers who signed the back-rower ahead of the 2020/21 season. He made 20 appearances scoring six tries

June 2021 saw him being named in South Africa's 46-man squad for the British and Irish Lions Tour.

He was named on the bench for his test debut against Georgia and earned his first test cap. He then turned out for the South Africa A team who managed a 17-13 victory over Warren Gatland's charges.

Wiese was named as Man of the Match in the 2022 Premiership final, he scored the second try in Leicester's 15-12 win against Saracens.

In the 2022–23 Premiership Rugby season Wiese was voted as the Rugby Players Association Players' Player of the Year due to his performances as Leicester came third in the league, losing the play off semi final to Sale Sharks.

Ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2023, Wiese has been named in the South African training squad.