Juan Schoeman
| Full name | Juan Louw Schoeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 September 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of South Africa / University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Pierre Schoeman (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Juan Louw Schoeman (born 18 September 1991 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Bath in Premiership Rugby. His regular position is loosehead prop.
Career
Youth and Varsity Cup rugby
He represented the Template:Rut Blue Bulls at various youth levels. In 2008[1] and 2009, he was named in the Blue Bulls Under-18 Craven Week squads.
After the 2009 tournament, he was also named in a South Africa Schools High Performance squad that played against their Namibian counterparts, with Schoeman scoring one of thirteen tries in a 93–10 demolition.[2]
He was included in the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19 squad for the Under-19 Provincial Championships in 2009 and 2010, scoring two tries in fourteen starts in 2010.
In 2011, he was selected in the South Africa Under-20 side that competed at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy. He started their pool matches against Scotland[3] and England,[4] as well as their 5th-placed play-off match against Fiji, helping his side to a 104–17 victory.[5]
Upon his return to domestic action, he played for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 side in the 2011 and 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championships, making 22 starts in total.
He also played Varsity Cup rugby for the Template:Rut UP Tuks, making 25 appearances for them between 2011 and 2014.
Blue Bulls
Schoeman made his first class debut for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls during the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division, shortly after his return from the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. He played off the bench in their match against the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) in Durban.[6]
However, his next appearance only came during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, when he started seven of their matches.
Sharks
In 2015, he was named in the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) squad prior to the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division.[7]
Bath
After a period on loan to Template:Rut Southern Kings. Schoeman signed for Premiership Rugby team Bath.[8]
References
- ^ "Sewe Affies speel vir Blou Bulle". Beeld (in Afrikaans). 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "24 uur". Die Burger (in Afrikaans). 27 August 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: South Africa v Scotland". International Rugby Board. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: England v South Africa". International Rugby Board. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: Fiji v South Africa". International Rugby Board. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – The Sharks 35–16 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Cell C Sharks : 2015 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "2020/21 SQUAD UPDATE". Bath Rugby. 5 June 2020.