- Position
- Lock
- Place of Birth
- Pretoria
- Height
- 1.97 m
- Weight
- 127 kg
- Current Team
- Hollywoodbets Sharks
The giant 20-year-old attained instant international fame during last year’s World Rugby U20 championship clash with New Zealand, when he snatched the ball from a lineout on the halfway line and charged 50m downfield, without a Baby Black laying a hand on him, for a breath-taking try.
Standing almost 2.00m tall and tipping the scales at 127kg, JJ van der Mescht is a colossal unit, with skills and speed to boot, and the Cell C Sharks have high expectations for this Glenwood old boy.