Jasper Wiese

Jasper van der Westhuizen Wiese (born 21 October 1995) is a South African professional rugby union player who plays for Urayasu D-Rocks in Japan's Rugby League One and South Africa internationally. He can play as a number 8 or a flanker. Quotes It’s a massive privilege to play with guys like Siya [Kolisi] and Pietie [Pieter-Steph du Toit], I’ll never take it for granted, whether I play or not – just to be in this group is amazing. I actually didn’t know about the record; we saw it after the game that the three of us broke that record It’s special to have built a relationship not just on the field but off it with those guys as well. In every aspect, I feel we truly are friends, and it just makes it so much more special to have achieved that record together. For this group it would be an amazing achievement. We take it as seriously as the other tournaments we’ve won as well. The last series was in 1996, which the All Blacks won, so for this group to be on the cusp of achieving something special – not just for the players, but the coaches and everyone else involved, it would be very special for us. Ardie is a massive pillar in their team, being their captain since the start of this series But I don’t think our preparation changes much; the other [All Blacks] loose forwards, in my experience, are just as experienced as he [Savea] is – they’ve played in big games as well. We give our opponents the respect they deserve, and we respect every loose forward in their team. In big games, those guys will step up, so the respect remains whether Savea plays or not for any opponent we play against. Wiese reflects on Bok loose trio milestone with RGR trophy in sight, September 2026, Rugby 365, by Angus Opperman The All Blacks are one of the biggest Tests for any South African player and I’ve worked hard over the past few weeks Hopefully, I can work hard and give my best as I’m very hungry to express myself at the weekend. We’re going to have to be more physical than them, That’s one thing [physicality] we do have, and we need to push the button, so it’s going to be more important than other weeks We had a good look at ourselves, and they outplayed us [in Auckland], but we must focus ourselves and the things we did well, They outsmarted us in a lot of ways, so it’s about learning [lessons] from last week and applying them. Wiese: I’m very hungry to express myself, September 2025,SA RUGBY MAG by the Reporter External links Category:Rugby union players from South Africa Category:Living people Category:1995 births