Career
His regular position is centre. Nel made in excess of one hundred career appearances. The majority of those appearances came for his hometown side, the Griffons.
Griffons Nel played club rugby for Welkom Rovers in 2004 and 2005.
In 2005, he was one of a number of club players included in a Griffons side that played against the Natal Sharks in a pre-season match. This led to his inclusion in their squad for the 2005 competition and he made his first class debut for them in a qualifying round match against Griquas.
He scored seven tries in the 2007 First Division season, including a hat-trick in their match against the Mighty Elephants, with Griffons coach, Harry Pienaar, calling Nel "devastating". He was also named the Griffons Back of the Year for 2007.
Leopards He joined Potchefstroom-based side the Leopards for three seasons between 2008 and 2010.
Nel only made four appearances during that competition, but remained a regular in their Vodacom Cup side. Return to Griffons In total, Nel played in excess of fifty matches for them during his second spell, averaging about one try every two matches.
