Kobus Wiese
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Jakobus Johannes Wiese, better known as Kobus Wiese, born 16 May 1964 in Paarl (South Africa), is a former South African rugby union player who played at Template:Lock for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1996.
He played in the South African provincial Currie Cup for the Golden Lions (former team of the Transvaal).
He was part of the winning squad of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He received a three match ban for punching and knocking out Derwyn Jones of Wales in the 40-11 win in 1995. Jones was a major line out threat and was knocked cold by a punch from behind in the forth minute of the match. Kobus scored a try in a match but received a 30 day ban and a 50,000 Rand fine.[1]. A clip of the punch can be seen here [2]
He is now owner of a chain of cafés and CEO of a coffee-roasting factory in Johannesburg, as well as a consultant and TV presenter.
Career
Province and club
- Boland Cavaliers 1985 (12 matches)
- Western Transvaal (18 matches)
- Golden Lions[3] 1988-1996 (21 tries, 135 matches)
- Cats 1998
- Petrarca Padova Rugby
Springboks
He played his first test for the Springboks on 26 June 1993 against France (drew 20-20). He won his last cap for the Springboks on 15 December 1996 against Wales (won 37-20).
Honours
Province
- Winner of the Currie Cup 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
- Finalist in the Currie Cup 1991, 1992
- Winner of Super 10 in 1993
With the Springboks
World Cup
- 1995 : World Champions, 5 selections (Romania, Canada, Samoa, France, All Blacks).
