Piet Lindeque
Full name | Petrus Johannes Lindeque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 31 January 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Winburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Petrus Johannes Lindeque (born 31 January 1991 in Winburg, South Africa) is a former South African rugby union player.[1] He played for the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup), Template:Rut Blue Bulls and Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs and also made five Super Rugby appearances for the Template:Rut Sharks. His regular position was centre.
Career
Youth rugby
He represented his local team, the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs at several youth weeks, such as the Under–16 Grant Khomo Week in 2007 and the Under–18 Craven Week in 2008 and 2009, which led to a call-up to the S.A. Schools team in 2009.
Sharks
He joined the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) academy the following season and made his first class debut for a Sharks Invitational XV against the Template:Rut Falcons in the Compulsory Friendly series ahead of the 2010 Currie Cup Premier Division.[2]
He made several appearances for the Under–19 and Under–21 teams of the Sharks over the next few seasons, as well as a further nine first class appearances.
Blue Bulls / Tuks
He joined the Template:Rut Blue Bulls in 2013 and represented them in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, as well as playing for Template:Rut UP Tuks in the 2013 Varsity Cup.
Sharks
He returned to Durban a few months later, however, when was named as a surprise inclusion in the Template:Rut Sharks touring squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[3] He made a total of five appearances during the competition, scoring one try.
Free State Cheetahs
He then joined the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in time for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[4] He made just six appearances in the competition and none at all in the 2014 Super Rugby and 2014 Vodacom Cup competition to due a persistent knee injury. In June 2014, the Cheetahs agreed to release Lindeque from the remainder of his contract as he decided to retire, aged 23, to pursue a future in farming.[5]
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Piet Lindeque". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- "itsrugby.co.uk profile". Retrieved 25 June 2014.
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Piet Lindeque". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 3–80 Sharks Invitational XV". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Sharks Touring Squad". Sharks. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Haaie se Lindeque terug na Bloem". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Super-Sarel, nóg drie terug teen Haaie" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.