In our latest addition to an article series looking at one-cap Springboks who are still playing, one forward is soon heading to the Sharks.
There is a lengthy list of players who have retired after earning just one cap for the Springboks, but there are also a few who are still playing, and continue to harbour hopes of adding to thatPowerful lock Jason Jenkins is now 28 years old, and it seems quite unbelievable that he has featured in just one Test for the Springboks.
Jenkins has still remained highly regarded, with Jake White recruiting him in Japan before Johann van Graan brought him to Munster and then Leo Cullen at Leinster.as he hopes to revive his Springbok prospects. “We crossed paths the first time at the SA under-20s when he and RG were the two locks. That was the first time I coached him while I was at the Springboks. He is an unbelievable person that began his rugby career relatively late but he is a sponge, he always wants to learn,” Van Graan explains.
“That’s why we looked at Jason, he was primarily a lock but can also play blindside flank. When he arrived at Munster he unfortunately got injured and spent a long time injured. It was unfortunate because we had him and RG both down to play the Scarlets and the week before he made a linebreak at training and tore his quad.
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