NAME:
Greg van Jaarsveld
COACHING POSITION:
1st team forwards coach
NICKNAME:
Grego
WHEN DID YOU JOIN HAMMIES?
2011
COACHING BACKGROUND:
Villagers FC 1st team forwards coach 2018 – 2019
WHICH CLUBS DID YOU PLAY FOR?
Tygerberg
Hamilton’s
WHICH PROVINCIAL TEAMS DID YOU PLAY FOR:
WP Amateurs
Border Bulldogs
FAVOURITE PLAYING POSITIONS:
Hooker
RUGBY HONOURS AND ACHIEVEMENTS:
SA Amateurs
SA Emerging XV
FAVOURITE HAMMIES MOMENT:
Beating any of the top teams
FAVOURITE HAMMIES LEGEND/PERSONALITY AND WHY:
Jandre du Plessis – Anyone who’s played with Jannie or know him will know why
MOST MEMORABLE RUGBY MOMENT:
Winning the Africa Cup with the SA Amateurs and the IRB Nations Cup with SA Emerging
BEST ADVICE FOR UPCOMING PLAYERS:
Never stop working
WHAT MOVIE CHARACTER DESCRIBES YOU BEST, AND WHY?
Ricki Bobby … “If you ain’t first, you’re last”
SOMETHING YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT ME:
I am very competitive – I hate losing
LIKES:
Bodyboarding, braais, rugby and golf
DISLIKES
Giving up and fake people
FUNNIEST MOMENT ON THE FIELD:
The banter with the referees
FAVOURITE RUGBY PLAYER OF ALL TIME:
Uli Schmidt
WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT HAMMIES?
It’s a family club with so much history
GOALS FOR 2021:
Make Hammies great again!