22 Facts About Jasper Wiese

Jasper van der Westhuizen Wiese was born on 21 October 1995 and is a South African rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby.

Jasper Wiese previously played for the Cheetahs in the Pro14, the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Free State XV in the Rugby Challenge.

Jasper Wiese was a Premiership Rugby champion in 2022, scoring a try in the final and being named as the Man of the Match.

Jasper Wiese attended and played rugby for Hoerskool Upington, which resulted in provincial call-ups for Griquas Country Districts in 2011,2012 and 2013.

In 2011, Wiese was included in their Under-16 Grant Khomo Week squad for the tournament held in Queenstown.

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Jasper Wiese's three tries during the tournament placed him in joint-third in the try-scoring charts for the competition, just one behind the leading try scorers.

Jasper Wiese emulated his appearance and try-scoring record at the previous year's Grant Khomo Week, scoring three tries in three starts.

Jasper Wiese represented his team at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2013, held in Polokwane, starting all three matches and scoring two tries; he scored for the third successive year against Border Country Districts in their opening match and a second against the Leopards in their final match.

Jasper Wiese made four appearances for CUT in group stages of the 2014 Varsity Shield competition – one of which was in the run-on side – in a season that saw his team win the competition by beating UKZN Impi in the final and subsequently winning promotion to the Varsity Cup for 2015.

Jasper Wiese started all of their matches in the number eight jersey, helping them to second spot on the log by scoring nine tries in the competition, second only to Blue Bulls U19' Jurie Linde in Group A of the competition.

Jasper Wiese was invited to trials for the South Africa Under-20 squad as they prepared for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship, but wasn't included in the training squad named a week later.

Jasper Wiese ended the competition as his team's third-highest try scorer behind fellow loose forwards Daniel Maartens and Steven Meiring, as the team finished in second place on the log.

Jasper Wiese got his first taste of Varsity Cup action at the start of 2016, making seven appearances for CUT Ixias in the competition.

Jasper Wiese scored tries in matches against UP Tuks and NMMU Madibaz as his side finished in sixth spot on the log despite a two-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player.

Jasper Wiese eventually made eight starts and one appearance off the bench during the competition as his team finished in sixth spot in the competition.

Jasper Wiese again reverted to U21 level for the end of the season, where he captained the team in their first four matches, scoring tries in matches against Leopards U21, Blue Bulls U21 and Western Province U21 to help his team to fourth spot on the log.

Jasper Wiese made his Leicester debut against Gloucester only four days after meeting his team mates but impressed with his powerful carrying.

Jasper Wiese was named as the Man of the Match by broadcaster BT Sport for his performance against Bath on 3 January 2021, and his performances drew comparison with Duane Vermeulen along with speculation about a possible international call up by South Africa.

On 20 February 2021 Jasper Wiese scored Leicester's first try in a win against Wasps but was sent off in the first half for hitting an opponents head with a dangerous ruck clear out, and was banned for four weeks.

On 5 June 2021 Jasper Wiese was called up to the Springboks squad for their test series against the British and Irish Lions.

Jasper Wiese made his international debut for South Africa on 2 July 2021 as a substitute against Georgia.

Jasper Wiese is the older brother of Cobus Jasper Wiese, a South African rugby union player.