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{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{about|the rugby player|the medieval commander|Jean de Villiers (grand master)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name           = Jean de Villiers
| image          = Jean de Villiers 2012 Springboks.jpg
| caption        = De Villiers with [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] in 2012
| fullname       = <!--if different-->
| birth_name     = Jean de Villiers 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1981|02|24|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Paarl]], South Africa
| height         = {{height|m=1.90}}
| weight         = {{cvt|103|kg|lb stlb}}
| nickname       = 
| occupation     = Professional rugby player
| school         = [[Paarl Gimnasium]]
| university     = [[Stellenbosch University]]
| relatives      = 
| position       = [[Rugby union positions#Centre|Centre]]/[[Rugby union positions#wing|wing]]
| current club   =
| youthyears1    = 2002
| youthclubs1    = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| years1         = 2001–2009
| clubs1         = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| apps1          = 37
| points1        = 125
| years2         = 2005–2009
| clubs2         = {{Rut|Stormers}}
| apps2          = 53
| points2        = 90
| years3         = 2009–2010
| clubs3         = [[Munster Rugby|Munster]]
| apps3          = 23
| points3        = 40
| years4         = 2010–2015
| clubs4         = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| apps4          = 13
| points4        = 25
| years5         = 2011–2015
| clubs5         = {{Rut|Stormers}}
| apps5          = 52
| points5        = 50
| years6         = 2015–2016
| clubs6         = [[Leicester Tigers]]
| apps6          = 2
| points6        = 5
| repyears1      = 1999
| repteam1       = [[South Africa national under-18 rugby union team|South Africa Schools]]
| repcaps1       = 
| reppoints1     = 
| repyears2      = 2000
| repteam2       = South Africa Under-19
| repcaps2       = 
| reppoints2     = 
| repyears3      = 2001–2002
| repteam3       = South Africa Under-21
| repcaps3       = 9
| reppoints3     = 35
| repyears4      = 2002
| repteam4       = [[South Africa national rugby sevens team|South Africa Sevens]]
| repcaps4       = 
| reppoints4     = 
| repyears5      = 2002–2015
| repteam5       = {{nrut|South Africa}}
| repcaps5       = 109
| reppoints5     = 135
| repyears6      = 2006
| repteam6       = South Africa XV
| repcaps6       = 1
| reppoints6     = 0
| repyears7      = 2008 & 2013
| repteam7       = [[Barbarians F.C.|Barbarians]]
| repcaps7       = 2
| reppoints7     = 10
| repyears8      = 2015
| repteam8       = [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springbok XV]]
| repcaps8       = 1
| reppoints8     = 0
| clubupdate     = February 2017
| repupdate      = 26 September 2015
| medals          = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[rugby sevens]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{RSA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Rugby sevens at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|Team competition]] }}
}}
[[File:09-09-07 058.jpg|thumb|The Springboks before their game against New Zealand]]
[[File:South Africa - England RWC 2007 try 14092007.jpg|thumb|[[England national rugby union team|England]] playing [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] in the [[2007 Rugby World Cup|2007 World Cup]].]]
[[File:Jean de Villiers 2011 WP.jpg|thumb|De Villiers playing for Western Province]]

'''Jean de Villiers''' (born 24 February 1981) is a South African former professional [[rugby union]] player. He started his career at [[Wing (rugby union)|wing]], but played most of his career as an inside [[Centre (rugby union)|centre]]. De Villiers previously played for [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] in the [[Currie Cup]], the [[Stormers]] in [[Super Rugby]], [[Leicester Tigers]] in [[Premiership Rugby]] and internationally for [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]], for whom he was named [[South African rugby union captains|captain]] in June 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jean de Villiers|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/14074.html|access-date=2021-06-04|website=ESPN scrum|archive-date=31 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131232232/http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/14074.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Career==
A product of [[Paarl Gimnasium]], the nursery of many a future South African star player (among them past international teammate [[Marius Joubert]] and South African back-rower [[Schalk Burger]]), De Villiers made his first impact at international level in the [[South Africa national rugby sevens team|South African Sevens]] team, playing in ten of the eleven legs of the [[2001–02 World Sevens Series]], helping his country finish in second spot. He was also a member of the squad that finished third in the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]]. Also in 2002, he made his first international impact in the 15-man game at the U-21 Rugby World Cup, scoring four tries in the tournament for the victorious Junior Springboks.<ref name="ESPN Scrum Profile : Jean de Villiers">{{cite web |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/player/14074.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531023953/http://en.espn.co.uk/southafrica/rugby/player/14074.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 May 2015 |title=ESPN Scrum Profile : Jean de Villiers |work=ESPN Scrum |access-date=2 November 2015 }}</ref>

He made his first senior-level appearance for South Africa in November 2002 against [[France national rugby union team|France]], but suffered a major knee injury five minutes into the game. After regaining fitness, he became an important player in the Boks' 2004 renaissance, which saw them earn an unexpected victory in the [[Tri Nations Series]] that year. Both he and his former Paarl teammate Joubert earned a share of the try-scoring lead in the 2004 Tri Nations, with three apiece.

De Villers won the World Cup with South Africa in 2007, although he tore his biceps during the opening game of the tournament and took no further part. In 2009 De Villers won a second Tri Nations with South Africa. In November 2014 while playing against [[Wales national rugby union team|Wales]] in [[Cardiff]], he suffered a potentially career ending injury that involved [[Joint dislocation|dislocating]] his left knee with tearing of [[Cruciate ligament|major ligaments]], reconstruction with [[Ligament#Artificial Ligaments|artificial ligaments]] and rehabilitation allowed him back into the game.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/rugby/article/1655792/springbok-captain-jean-de-villiers-undergoes-knee-operation |title=Springbok captain Jean de Villiers has successful knee op |last=Agence France-Presse|date=4 December 2014 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |access-date=10 August 2015 }}</ref> After recovering from the injury De Villers captained South Africa during the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]], but he fractured his jaw during the second match and was ruled out of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Springbok skipper De Villiers out of World Cup |url=https://news.yahoo.com/springbok-skipper-villiers-world-cup-101854248.html |access-date=2015-09-27 |last=PHILLIPS |first=Luke |publisher=YAHOO News}}</ref>

===Move to Munster===
On 20 July 2009, it was announced that De Villiers will leave [[Western Province (rugby team)|Western Province]] and join [[Munster Rugby|Munster]] from mid-September 2009 on a one-year contract, with an option to renew for another two years.<ref>[http://www.munsterrugby.ie/9752.php De Villiers Due In Early September] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725231042/http://www.munsterrugby.ie/9752.php |date=25 July 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/irish/8159870.stm |title=Munster sign centre De Villiers |date=2009-07-20 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=2009-07-20}}</ref> De Villiers's first game for the province was against Newport-Gwent Dragons in the Magners League on Sunday 27 September at Musgrave Park, when he started alongside Lifeimi Mafi in the Munster midfield as a late call-up after Keith Earls was forced withdraw through illness, De Villiers having initially been named on the bench. Munster won 27–3. He scored his first try for Munster in a Heineken Cup tie with Treviso at Thomond Park in October. Munster won the match 41–10 with De Villiers scoring Munster's seventh and final try of the game. He scored his second try against Ulster in the Magners league and third against [[USA Perpignan|Perpignan]] in the Heineken cup.

He left Munster and returned to South Africa at the end of their season in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2010/0215/1224264543161.html |newspaper=The Irish Times |title=De Villiers to leave Munster}}</ref> In June 2010 he signed a contract to play for Western Province in the [[2010 Currie Cup Premier Division|2010 Currie Cup]] (although he missed most of the tournament due to international duties) as well as for the Stormers in the [[2011 Super 15 season|inaugural Super 15 competition]] in 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Jean-CJ-sign-up-for-WP-rugby-20100608|title=WP sign De Villiers and CJ|work=News24|access-date=2018-10-17|language=en}}</ref>

===2009 Tri Nations===
South Africa won the 2009 Tri-Nations. He started the first game at inside-centre in which South Africa beat [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] 28–19. De Villers then played all the other matches scoring one try against New Zealand in which the Boks won 32–29.

===2010 Tri Nations===
Jean De Villiers started the Tri-Nations playing on the right wing in which New Zealand beat the Boks 32–12. The All Blacks then beat them 31–17 in which de Villiers continued his run as a right-winger. The Boks were then edged by the All Blacks 29–22 in which De Villiers started at inside-centre. South Africa then beat Australia 44-31 but lost 41-39 the next game which De Villiers scored his first try of the 2010 Tri-Nations.

Away from international rugby, De Villiers played in the 2010 Super Rugby final, losing with the Stormers (against the [[Bulls (rugby union)|Bulls]]) as well as in the [[2010 Currie Cup Premier Division|2010 Currie Cup]] final, losing with Western Province against the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}}.

===2012 mid-year test series===
De Villiers was selected as captain of the Springboks as [[England national rugby union team|England]] toured South Africa in mid-2012. The coach [[Heyneke Meyer]] was delighted to announce him as captain after a series of good performances for his team in Super Rugby. On 9 June 2012 the first test was played in [[Kings Park Stadium|Durban]]; South Africa beat England 22–17 with De Villiers scoring a try in the 59th minute. The next Saturday he led South Africa against England in the second test in [[Ellis Park Stadium|Johannesburg]] which the Boks won 36–27. The third and final test on 23 June 2012 in Port Elizabeth was drawn 14-14.

At the conclusion of the 2012 Rugby Championship, De Villiers joined up with Western Province for the later stages of the Currie Cup. De Villiers was injured in his first match back causing him to miss the semi-final and the final. De Villiers accompanied the team to the final against the Sharks on 27 October 2012 in Durban as the 23rd player. Western Province won the final and De Villiers did receive a winners tankard at the post match presentation.

===Initial Retirement===
De Villiers announced his retirement from test rugby on 27 September 2015 following a jaw fracture he sustained at the [[2015 Rugby World Cup]].<ref name="De Villiers calls time on Springbok career">{{cite web |url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/WorldCup/De-Villiers-calls-time-on-Springbok-career-20150927 |title=De Villiers calls time on Springbok career |work=Sport24 |date=27 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref> In response, he exclaimed that "Injuries are part of rugby and I've had my fair share, so by now I know how to cope with them. It's very sad, but life goes on – I need to take it all in and move forward".<ref name="Springboks captain Jean De Villiers retires from test rugby after breaking jaw">{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/72461611/springboks-captain-jean-de-villiers-retires-from-test-rugby-after-breaking-jaw |title=Springboks captain Jean De Villiers retires from test rugby after breaking jaw |agency=Reuters|date=28 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/72461611/springboks-captain-jean-de-villiers-retires-from-test-rugby-after-breaking-jaw|title=Springboks captain Jean De Villiers retires from test rugby after breaking jaw|website=Stuff|date=27 September 2015 |language=en|access-date=2018-10-17}}</ref> {{nrut|South Africa}} head coach [[Heyneke Meyer]] paid tribute to De Villiers, saying: "Rugby will be poorer without him [De Villiers]" and adding that "He is a true ambassador for South Africa".<ref name="Jean de Villiers: South Africa captain retires after breaking jaw">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/34373540 |title=Jean de Villiers: South Africa captain retires after breaking jaw |work=BBC Sport|date=27 September 2015 |access-date=28 September 2015}}</ref>

===Leicester Tigers===
On 27 October 2015, it was announced that De Villiers would join [[Leicester Tigers]] from December 2015.<ref name="De Villiers on his way to Welford Road">{{cite press release |url=http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/23654.php |title=De Villiers on his way to Welford Road |publisher=Leicester Tigers |date=27 October 2015 |access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref> His first game was on 19 February 2016 against [[Harlequin F.C.|Harlequins]] in a 19–25 loss at [[Twickenham Stoop|The Stoop]]. He scored his first try in the following and De Villiers' final game against [[London Irish]] at [[Welford Road Stadium|Welford Road]]. In April 2016, De Villiers was announced as being set to leave Welford Road at the end of the 2015–16 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/36034496|title=Jean de Villiers set to leave Leicester Tigers at end of season|date=2016-04-14|work=BBC Sport|access-date=2017-05-22|language=en-GB}}</ref> No departure was confirmed at the end of the 2015–16 season, and De Villiers was not announced in the 2016–17 season squad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.leicestertigers.com/rugby/leicester_tigers_senior_squad.php|title=Leicester Tigers|website=leicestertigers.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-22}}</ref>

==Statistics==
* Test Debut: Versus France on 9 November 2002
* Total Tests: 109
* Springbok captain: 54th
* Springbok captain tests: 37
* Tries for South Africa: 27
* Tries for Stormers & Western Province: 58
* Total career tries: 94
* Most capped South African centre: 94 tests

===Test Match record===
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; width:75%;"
|-
! style="width:25%;" | Against
! abbr="Played" style="width:15px;" | P
! abbr="Won" style="width:10px;" | W
! abbr="Drawn" style="width:10px;" | D
! abbr="Lost" style="width:10px;" | L
! abbr="Tries" style="width:15px;" | Tri
! abbr="Points" style="width:18px;" | Pts
! abbr="Won" style="width:18px;" | %Won
|- bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|ARG}} || 9 || 7 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 5|| {{#expr:7.5/9*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|AUS}} || 24 || 14 || 0 || 10 || 6 || 30 || {{#expr:14/24*100 round 2}} 
|-
| align="left" | {{flag|British and Irish Lions}} || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|ENG}} || 12|| 9 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 10 || {{#expr:9.5/12*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|FRA}} || 6 || 3 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 10 || {{#expr:3.5/5*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|IRE}} || 5 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:2/5*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|ITA}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:5/5*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|JPN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:0/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|NAM}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|NZL}} || 23 || 14 || 0 || 9 || 5 || 25 || {{#expr:9/23*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" |[[Image:Flag of rugby Pacific Islanders.svg|24px|border]] [[Pacific Islanders rugby union team|Pacific Islanders]] || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 5 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|SAM}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:4/4*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|SCO}} || 6 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || {{#expr:5/6*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|URU}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 10 || {{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}
|-
| align="left" | {{ru|WAL}} || 9 || 8 || 0 || 1 || 6 || 30 || {{#expr:8/9*100 round 2}}
|-
! Total || 109 || 71 || 3 || 35 || 27 || 135 ||{{#expr:72.5/109*100 round 2}}
|}
<small>Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored</small>

===Test tries (27)===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Tries  !! Opposition !! Location !! Venue !! Competition  !! Date !! Result
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| [[Image:Flag of rugby Pacific Islanders.svg|24px|border]] [[Pacific Islanders rugby union team|Pacific Islanders]] || [[Gosford]], Australia || [[Central Coast Stadium]] || [[Pacific Islanders rugby union team#2004|Test match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2004|July|17}} || {{won|Won 38–24}}
|-  
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|NZL}} || [[Christchurch]], New Zealand || [[Lancaster Park]] || [[2004 Tri Nations Series]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2004|July|24}} ||{{lost|Lost 21–23}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1''' || {{ru|AUS}} || [[Perth]], Australia || [[Subiaco Oval]] || [[2004 Tri Nations Series]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2004|July|31}} || {{lost|Lost 26–30}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|NZL}} || [[Johannesburg]], South Africa || [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]] ||[[2004 Tri Nations Series]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2004|August|14}} || {{won|Won 40–26}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|WAL}} || [[Cardiff]], United Kingdom|| [[Millennium Stadium]] || [[2004 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and Europe|Test match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2004|November|6}} || {{won|Won 38–36}}
|-
| align="center"|'''2'''|| {{ru|URU}} || [[East London, Eastern Cape|East London]], South Africa || [[Buffalo City Stadium|Basil Kenyon Stadium]] || Test Match|| {{dts|format=dmy|2005|June|11}} || {{won|Won 134–3}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|FRA}} || [[Durban]], South Africa || [[Kings Park Stadium|Kings Park]] || [[2005 France rugby union tour of South Africa and Australia|Test match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2005|June|18}} || {{pending|Draw 30–30}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|FRA}} || [[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa || [[Boet Erasmus Stadium]] || [[2005 France rugby union tour of South Africa and Australia|Test match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2005|June|25}} || {{won|Won 27–13}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|AUS}} || [[Johannesburg]], South Africa||  [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]]|| [[Mandela Challenge Plate]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2005|July|23}} || {{won|Won 33–20}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|NZL}} || [[Cape Town]], South Africa || [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]] || [[2005 Tri Nations Series]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2005|August|6}} || {{won|Won 22–16}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|ENG}} || [[Bloemfontein]], South Africa || [[Free State Stadium]] ||  [[2007 England rugby union tour of South Africa|Test match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2007|May|26}} || {{won|Won 58–10}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|NAM}} || Cape Town, South Africa|| [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]] || Test match || {{dts|format=dmy|2007|August|15}} || {{won|Won 105–13}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|WAL}} || Bloemfontein, South Africa || [[Free State Stadium]] || [[2008 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa|Test Match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2008|June|7}} || {{won|Won 43–17}}
|-
| align="center"|'''2'''|| {{ru|WAL}} || [[Pretoria]], South Africa || [[Loftus Versfeld]] ||  [[2008 Wales rugby union tour of South Africa|Test Match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2008|June|14}} || {{won|Won 37–21}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|WAL}} || Cardiff, United Kingdom || [[Millennium Stadium]] ||  [[2008 South Africa rugby union tour of Europe|Test Match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2008|November|8}} || {{won|Won 20–15}}
|-  
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|NZL}} || [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], New Zealand || [[Waikato Stadium]] || [[2009 Tri Nations Series]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2009|September|12}} ||{{won|Won 32–29}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|AUS}} || Bloemfontein, South Africa|| [[Free State Stadium]] || [[2010 Tri Nations Series]]  || {{dts|format=dmy|2010|September|4}} || {{lost|Lost 39–41}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|ENG}} || Durban, South Africa || [[Kings Park Stadium|Kings Park]] ||  [[2012 England rugby union tour of South Africa|Test match]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2012|June|9}} || {{won|Won 22–17}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|ITA}} || Durban, South Africa || [[Kings Park Stadium|Kings Park]] ||  Test match || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|June|8}} || {{won|Won 44–10}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|ARG}} || [[Soweto]], [[South Africa]] || [[FNB Stadium]] || [[2013 Rugby Championship]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|August|17}} || {{won|Won 73-13}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1''' || {{ru|AUS}} || [[Brisbane]], Australia || [[Suncorp Stadium]] || [[2013 Rugby Championship]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|September|7}} || {{won|Won 38–12}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|NZL}} || Johannesburg, South Africa ||  [[Ellis Park Stadium|Ellis Park]] ||  [[2013 Rugby Championship]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|October|5}} || {{lost|Lost 27–38}}
|-
| align="center"|'''1'''|| {{ru|WAL}} || Cardiff, United Kingdom || [[Millennium Stadium]] ||  Test Match || {{dts|format=dmy|2013|November|9}} || {{won|Won 24–15}}
|-
| align="center"|'''2'''|| {{ru|AUS}} || Cape Town, South Africa || [[Newlands Stadium|Newlands]] ||  [[2014 Rugby Championship]] || {{dts|format=dmy|2014|September|27}} || {{won|Won 28–10}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://munsterrugby.ie/player?PlayGuid=JD468232 Munster profile]
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712111429/http://www.thestormers.com/profiles.asp?id=1331 |date=12 July 2012 |title=Stormers profile }}
* {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=21181 | name=Jean de Villiers | date=30 May 2016}}
* [http://www.genslin.us/bokke/PlayerData.aspx?PlayerID=676 Jean de Villiers on www.genslin.us/bokke]
* {{ItsRugby profile|1706}}
* {{ESPNscrum}}

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