JJ Breet
| Full name | Jan-Jacobus Breet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 June 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Ben Vorster High School, Tzaneen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Tshwane University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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JJ Breet (born 14 June 1991) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for Italian National Championship of Excellence side Rugby Viadana.[1] His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth and Varsity Rugby
Breet represented Template:Rut Limpopo Blue Bulls at the Under–18 Craven Week tournaments in 2008 and 2009, also earning a call-up to the South African Under–18 High Performance Squad in 2009.
He joined the Template:Rut Blue Bulls in 2010. He represented the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19 team in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, scoring seven tries in his thirteen appearances, as well as the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21 team in the Under-21 competitions in 2011 and 2012.
He also played Varsity Rugby#Varsity Shield rugby in 2011 and 2012 for the Template:Rut TUT Vikings.
Blue Bulls
Despite being named on the bench for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls' 2011 Vodacom Cup opening round match against the Template:Rut Sharks XV,[2] he never made a first class appearance for the Template:Rut Blue Bulls.
Golden Lions
Breet made the trans-Jukskei move to the Template:Rut Golden Lions in 2013. His first class debut came when he started their 2013 Vodacom Cup match against the Template:Rut Leopards.[3] He made a total of five appearances for them in that competition, including coming on as a late substitute in the final, which the Lions won 42–28.[4]
His Currie Cup debut came a few months later when he came on as a half-time substitute in the Lions' dramatic 31–31 draw against Template:Rut Western Province.[5]
Pumas
He joined the Template:Rut Pumas for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season, but failed to make an appearance.
Viadana
In March 2016, Italian National Championship of Excellence side Viadana announced that Breet joined them.[6]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – JJ Breet". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 30–19 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 45–15 Leopards XV". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 28–42 MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 31–31 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "#ECCELLENZA: VIADANA ALL'ATTACCO DELLE FIAMME ORO CON '2B'" (Press release) (in Italian). Rugby Viadana. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.