Justin van Staden
| Date of birth | 3 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Tzaneen, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merensky High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Justin van Staden is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Template:Rut Pumas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1]
Career
He played for Template:Rut Limpopo Blue Bulls in the 2008 Craven Week tournament and then joined the Template:Rut Blue Bulls for 2009 and 2010, making one substitute appearance in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, before joining the Template:Rut Pumas in 2011. In 2012, he joined Despatch Rugby Club, but was soon drafted into the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings squad, where he was included in their 2012 Vodacom Cup squad.[2] He made his starting debut in the second game of the season against the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs.
He joined the Template:Rut SWD Eagles before the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season,[3] but left after just one season to join the Template:Rut Pumas as a replacement for Carl Bezuidenhout.[4]
He also played in the Varsity Cup competition, playing for Template:Rut UP Tuks in 2010, for Template:Rut TUT Vikings in 2011 and for Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz in 2013.
He was also named in a South African Universities team that played against Namibia in 2013.[5]
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Template:Rut Western Province 24–7 in the final.[6] Van Staden made eight appearances during the season, contributing 30 points with the boot.
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Justin van Staden". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Van Staden skitter in sy debuut vir Kings". Die Son (in Afrikaans). 19 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ Gerber, Jeremy (9 May 2013). "4 van NMMU nou Arende". Die Son (in Afrikaans). Media24. Archived from the original on 13 January 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Van Staden vervang Bezuidenhout" (in Afrikaans). SupaRugby. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "SA Universities squad named to face Namibia". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 7 June 2016 suggested (help) - ^ "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.