REAL RUGBY STATS

Springbok no. 932 · Lock

Jean Kleyn

Jean Kleyn · Munster

9Tests
0Tries
3Tours
29Age at debut

Test career

202320242025

First test

8 Jul 2023, age 29 · Lock v Australia, Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria

Last test

29 Nov 2025, age 32 · Lock v Wales, Millennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), Cardiff

Biography

Jean Kleyn is a big, physical lock who played Test rugby for two countries. Born in Johannesburg on 26 August 1993, he left Western Province for Munster in 2016 and played for Ireland, including at the 2019 World Cup.

A change in World Rugby’s eligibility rules let him switch to his country of birth, and he made his Springbok debut in 2023. Months after helping Munster win the United Rugby Championship, he started the 2023 World Cup final against New Zealand, which South Africa won.

Test history

9 tests · 0 points
DateOpponentVenuePositionResultProvince
08 Jul 2023AustraliaLoftus Versfeld, PretoriaLockW 43–12Munster
05 Aug 2023ArgentinaVélez Sarsfield Stadium, Buenos AiresLockW 24–13Munster
19 Aug 2023WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffLockW 52–16Munster
25 Aug 2023New ZealandTwickenham, LondonReserveW 35–7Munster
17 Sep 2023RomaniaStade de Bordeaux, BordeauxLockW 76–0Munster
23 Sep 2023IrelandStade de France, ParisReserveL 8–13Munster
28 Oct 2023New ZealandStade de France, ParisReserveW 12–11Munster
15 Nov 2025ItalyJuventus Stadium, TurinLockW 32–14Munster
29 Nov 2025WalesMillennium Stadium (Cardiff Arms Park), CardiffLockW 73–0Munster