[2] Following his performances at club rugby level for university side Maties (and their second team, Victorians), Jinka was called into the Western Province U21 squad for the 2006 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
After an unsuccessful trial at the Boland Cavaliers at the start of 2008,[5] he returned to club rugby with Tygerberg in the Western Province Super League A.
[6] He then had a spell playing club rugby in Ireland for De La Salle Palmerston,[7] before he returned to the Western Province to join Hamiltons for the 2009 season.
[8] Jinka had a standout season with Hamiltons, being rated as one of their star players[9] and helping the side win the National Club Championship in 2009, scoring 101 points.
[20] He was included in the Bulls squad for the 2011 Super Rugby season,[21] but, despite being named on the bench for their matches against the Cheetahs,[22] the Waratahs[23] and the Stormers,[24] he never made an appearance.