15 Facts About Elton Jantjies

Elton Jantjies has received several significant sporting awards, including the SARU Young Player of the Year award, and the SA U20 Player of the Year award.

In June 2014 it was reported that Elton Jantjies had signed a contract with Japanese side NTT Communications Shining Arcs who play in the Top League.

Elton Jantjies made his Super Rugby debut in 2011 for the Lions.

Elton Jantjies joined the Stormers for the 2013 season on a loan deal after the Lions were relegated from the South African conference.

Elton Jantjies returned to the Lions who had won promotion back to the Super Rugby competition.

Elton Jantjies reached the finals with the Lions in both 2016 where the Lions lost to the Hurricanes in Wellington and 2017 where they lost to the Crusaders at their home crowd in Johannesburg, playing a huge part in getting them there.

Elton Jantjies was the highest points scorer in the competition in 2017, scoring 203 points that season.

Elton Jantjies made his international rugby test debut for the South Africa national rugby union team during the inaugural Rugby Championship against Australia on 29 September 2012, at Loftus Versfeld, however his debut for the Springboks came in a non-test, uncapped game against the Barbarians in the 2010 end-of-year tests.

Elton Jantjies was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.

Elton Jantjies is the older brother of fly-half Tony Jantjies.

Weeks before he joined the Stormers, his father Thomas Elton Jantjies died in hospital after being stung by a bee.

In previous interviews, Elton Jantjies had described his father as his mentor and kicking coach.

Elton Jantjies was suspended from the Springboks squad in September 2022 while in Buenos Aires after allegations surfaced of inappropriate behaviour with Zeenat Simjee, the Springboks dietician.

Elton Jantjies left without paying the hotel bill, only paying the outstanding charges weeks later.

Elton Jantjies is married to Iva Ristic, who is the mother of his 3 children.