Jacques Verwey

Tobie Jacques Verwey (born 9 December 1989) is a South African professional rugby union player, who most recently played with the . His regular position is flanker.

Career

Youth

At school level, Verwey played for Hoërskool Middelburg, where he earned an inclusion in the  Under-18 side for the Academy Week tournament in 2007  and also played for the  side in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He captained the school's first team in 2008 and played for the  side in the 2008 Under-21 Provincial Championship before a spell with the s in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.

Pumas

In 2009, Verwey returned to the , signing an Under-21 contract with the Witbank-based side. He made his first class debut during the 2009 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute in their 42–18 victory over the  in Welkom. While mainly playing for the  side during the 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championship, he also made three appearances in the 2009 Currie Cup First Division. His Currie Cup debut came playing off the bench in a match against the  in Uitenhage. After one more substitute appearance against the  in East London, he made his first start in the competition against the  in Witbank.

Blue Bulls and UP Tuks

Verwey returned to Pretoria in 2010, making a single appearance for the  side in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship, as well as playing club rugby for university side  in the Carlton League.

Verwey also represented  in three editions of the Varsity Cup competition. He made seven appearances for them in the 2011 Varsity Cup, helping them reach the final, where they lost 26–16 to the , with Verwey playing the last twenty minutes of that match. They went one better in 2012, winning the competition for the first time, with Verwey starting all nine of their matches during the competition and scoring tries in their regular season matches against  and . He played in six matches of the 2013 Varsity Cup competition as UP Tuks successfully defended their title, with Verwey starting the final and helping them beat the  44–5 in Stellenbosch.

During this time, he also made two substitute appearances for the  in the Vodacom Cup competition – one in semi-finals of the 2012 semi-final and one in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, both times against  in Kimberley.

Falcons

In 2013, Verwey moved to the East Rand to join the . He immediately established himself as a first-team regular, starting twelve of their matches during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division.

Verwey made five starts in the 2014 Vodacom Cup for the Falcons, which included a memorable match for Verwey as a scored a hat-trick of tries in their 65–14 victory over the whipping boys of the competition, the . He also played in all six of their matches (contributing one try in their match against the ) during the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series as the Falcons failed to qualify for the Premier Division of the competition, instead securing a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division.

References

South African rugby union players
Living people
1989 births
Rugby union players from Middelburg, Mpumalanga
Rugby union flankers
Blue Bulls players
Falcons (rugby union) players
Pumas (Currie Cup) players