Hoppie van Jaarsveld

Hoppie van Jaarsveld

Full name	Christoffel Jacobus van Jaarsveld
Date of birth	(1917-02-21)21 February 1917
Place of birth	Bloemhof, South Africa
Date of death	8 December 1980(1980-12-08) (aged 63)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Transvaal () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1949 South Africa 1 (0)

Christoffel Jacobus van Jaarsveld (21 February 1917 – 8 December 1980), known as Hoppie van Jaarsveld, was a South African international rugby union player.

Raised in Bloemhof, van Jaarsveld didn't pick up rugby until the age of 17 and was originally a backline player until putting on sufficient weight to be transferred to the pack during his mid 20s. He spent much of his career with the Simmer and Jack club in Johannesburg, made up of local miners, and made his representative debut for Transvaal in 1944.

In 1949, van Jaarsveld was called up by the Springboks for a home series against the All Blacks. He only featured in the opening Test match at Newlands, packing the front row with Okey Geffin and Jorrie Jordaan. The Springboks won the match 15–11. This remained his only Springboks cap and he retired in 1953.

See also

• List of South Africa national rugby union players