Jeremy John Nel (21 September 1934 – 25 June 2023) was a South African rugby union player.

[1] Nel matriculated in Potchefstroom and while he was still at school and at the age of seventeen, he made his senior provincial debut for Western Transvaal.

After school he went to Rhodes University where he spend a year and played for Eastern Province.

After his year at Rhodes he moved to Stellenbosch University and in 1955 was selected for Western Province.

[2] Nel toured with the Springboks to Australia and New Zealand in 1956.