Hansie Graaff
| Full name | Johannes Petrus Jacobus Graaff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 September 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb; 15 st 4 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Wonderboom High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Tshwane University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Petrus Jacobus 'Hansie' Graaff (born 10 September 1989 in Pretoria) is a South African rugby union player for Bayonne in the Top 14 in France.[1] He is a utility back that can play as a fly-half, centre, winger or full-back.
Career
Varsity Cup rugby
He sprung to prominence playing for a struggling Template:Rut TUT Vikings side in the Varsity Cup between 2010 and 2012, scoring six tries in 21 appearances during the three seasons.
Griffons / Cheetahs
He joined the Template:Rut Griffons shortly after the 2012 Varsity Cup and made his first class debut for them in their 30–19 defeat to the Template:Rut Leopards in Potchefstroom in the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition.[2] Two more substitute appearances followed in the same competition before a highly successful 2012 Currie Cup First Division campaign, where Graaff scored 134 points in fifteen starts to finish fourth in the scoring charts.[3]
This led to his inclusion in the final Template:Rut Cheetahs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season,[4] but he failed to make any appearances for them. Instead, a further seven appearances followed in the 2013 Vodacom Cup and 2013 Currie Cup First Division competitions.
Sharks
He subsequently moved to the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division,[5] but missed the entire competition through a knee injury. However, he was offered a contract extension with the Durban-based side until April 2014[6] and made his debut for them in the 2014 Vodacom Cup match against the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs,[7] marking the occasion by scoring a 10th minute try to help the Sharks to a 46–24 victory.
Eastern Province Kings
He joined Port Elizabeth-based side Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings prior to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[8] In June 2014, he was selected in the starting line-up for the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He made his debut for the Eastern Province Kings, playing 72 minutes of the match as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.[9]
However, he didn't feature in their 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division campaign, instead being loaned to neighbours Template:Rut Border Bulldogs for one match. He eventually made his debut for the EP Kings in a domestic competition by starting their first match of the 2015 Vodacom Cup season, a 19–27 defeat to defending champions Template:Rut Griquas.[10]
SWD Eagles
Graaff moved to George for the 2016 season, joining the Template:Rut SWD Eagles.[11]
El Salvador
After the 2016 Currie Cup, Graaff joined Spanish División de Honor side El Salvador.[12][13]
RCME Massy
During the 2018-2019 season, Graaff played for RCME Massy, in the French Pro D2.
Aviron Bayonnais
Graaff moved to Aviron Bayonnais for the 2019 season, a Top14 club of the French Championship.
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Hansie Graaff". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 19–30 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2012 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "GW kry JP, Marnus terug". Cheetahs (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "Haaie kry Graaff en nóg twee aanwinste". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "Haaie verleng Graaff se kontrak in Durban". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 25 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 24–46 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Kings land 'big' Shark". Rugby365. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 12–34 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 19–27 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Kings-haker sleep OP dalk hof toe". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 9 December 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Hansie Graaff, refuerzo para la tres cuartos colegial" (Press release). El Salvador Rugby. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Ficha Federado". Federación Española de Rugby (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 December 2016.