Joe Pietersen
| Full name | Johan Christiaan Pietersen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 May 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vryheid, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb; 179 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johan Christiaan Pietersen (born 18 May 1984) is a South African rugby union player who currently plays as the fly-half for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Professional career
He started his career at Template:Rut Western Province, playing for them in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions, as well as representing the Template:Rut Stormers in Super Rugby. In 2010, he joined Bayonne in France, but on 4 Nov 2011, he rejoined Template:Rut Western Province on a 2-year deal.[1]
After a second spell in France with Biarritz, he returned to South Africa to join Bloemfontein-based side the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in 2014.[2] After just six months, he moved to Durban to join the Template:Rut Sharks.[3]
He joined Japanese side Kamaishi Seawaves prior to the 2016–2017 Top East League season.[4]
References
- ^ "Pietersen signs for WP". sport24.co.za. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Gevind: Goose se opvolger" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Zeilinga joins Cheetahs" (Press release). Sharks. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ 2016年釜石シーウェイブスRFC新体制及び新規加入選手・スタッフのお知らせ [2016 Kamaishi Seawaves RFC new regime and announcement of the new subscription players staff] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kamaishi Seawaves. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
External links
- Stormers profile
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Joe Pietersen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- Alumni of Grey College, Bloemfontein
- Aviron Bayonnais players
- Expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- Expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- Kamaishi Seawaves players
- Rugby union fullbacks
- San Diego Legion players
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- South African expatriate rugby union players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- South African expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Stellenbosch University alumni
- Stormers players
- Western Province (rugby team) players
- White South African people
- South African rugby union biography stubs