Juandré Kruger
Full names: Petrus Johannes Juandré
Date of birth: 6 Sep 1985
Place of birth: Cape Town
School: Paul Roos Gymnasium
Springbok no: 832
Springbok debut province: Blue Bulls
Physical: 1.99m, 112.0kg
Current age: 39
Test summary: Tests: 17 Tries: 0
First Test: 9 Jun 2012 Age 26 - Lock against England at Kingspark, Durban
Last Test: 5 Oct 2013 Age 28 - Lock against New Zealand at Ellispark, Johannesburg
Tours Ireland, Scotland & England 2012
Test history:
DateAgePositionOpponentVenueResultScoreProvince
09 Jun 2012 26Lock England Kingspark, Durban Win: 22-17  Blue Bulls
16 Jun 2012 26Lock England Ellispark, Johannesburg Win: 36-27  Blue Bulls
23 Jun 2012 26Lock England Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Draw: 14-14  Blue Bulls
08 Sep 2012 27Lock Australia Subiaco Oval, Perth Lose: 19-26  Blue Bulls
15 Sep 2012 27Lock New Zealand Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin Lose: 11-21  Blue Bulls
10 Nov 2012 27Lock Ireland Aviva Stadium (Lansdowne Road), Dublin Win: 16-12  Blue Bulls
17 Nov 2012 27Lock Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh Win: 21-10  Blue Bulls
24 Nov 2012 27Lock England Twickenham, London Win: 16-15  Blue Bulls
08 Jun 2013 27Lock Italy Kingspark, Durban Win: 44-10  Blue Bulls
15 Jun 2013 27Lock Scotland Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Win: 30-17  Blue Bulls
22 Jun 2013 27Reserve Samoa Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Win: 56-23  Blue Bulls
17 Aug 2013 27Lock Argentina National Stadium, Johannesburg Win: 73-13  Racing
24 Aug 2013 27Lock Argentina Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza Win: 22-17  Racing
07 Sep 2013 28Reserve Australia Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane Win: 38-12  Racing
14 Sep 2013 28Reserve New Zealand Eden Park, Auckland Lose: 15-29  Racing
28 Sep 2013 28Reserve Australia Newlands, Cape Town Win: 28-8  Racing
05 Oct 2013 28Lock New Zealand Ellispark, Johannesburg Lose: 27-38  Racing

Juandré Kruger: Ultimate Rugby

Juandré Kruger developed a reputation of being a lineout maestro and no-nonsense tight forward while at Loftus Versfeld and it was while representing the Pretoria franchise that he received his Springbok call-up, where he went on to earn 17 caps in the Green and Gold.

Having spent some time as a young player with Northampton Saints, Kruger returned to Pretoria where he took the Bulls’ No.5 jersey from the retired Victor Matfield and has hardly put a foot wrong since.

Kruger made his test debut against England in November 2012. Kruger moved to France in 2012 and joined Paris-based club Racing 92 in the Top 14. He spent 3 years at the club scoring 3 tries in his 42 appearances before Toulon offered him a deal ahead of the 2016/17 season. He opted to join to Toulon and helped the side to a semi-final spot in his first season.

In May 2017, Toulon announced that Kruger had extended his contract at the club by one season with the option of an additional year thereafter. Juandré has seen a lot of game time during the 2016/17 season, lining out 23 times in the TOP 14 & three games in the Champions Cup.

In July 2019, the Super Rugby-winning lock confirmed he will be leaving Toulon to return to the Bulls in December ahead of the 2020 season.

Kruger also represented the Blue Bulls and Western Province in the Currie Cup before heading to Europe where he represented RC Toulon, Racing Metro 92, Northampton Saints and the Scarlets. The big lock racked up a total of 91 appearances collectively for the Bulls and Blue Bulls before leaving the club in 2020.