Johan Meyer (rugby union)
| Full name | Johan Gert Meyer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 February 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Queen's College, Queenstown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johan Gert Meyer (born 26 February 1993 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Italian side Zebre in the Pro14 and European Rugby Challenge Cup.[1] His regular position is flanker or number eight.
Career
Youth
He represented Eastern Cape side the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs at several youth tournaments. In 2006, he played for their Under-13 side at the Craven Week competition. He played for them at two Under-18 Craven Week competitions – in 2010 and again in 2011, when he scored three tries for the Border U18 side, including two in their match against Template:Rut Griquas Country Districts.[2]
After school, Meyer moved to Durban where he joined the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Academy. He was a member of the Template:Rut Sharks U19 squad that played in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship (although he never played for them) and the Template:Rut Sharks U21 squads in 2013 and 2014.
Sharks
He made his first class debut during the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, making his first of 5 appearances off the bench in the Template:Rut Sharks XV's 72–6 victory over his former side the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs in Durban.[3]
He was once again involved in the Template:Rut Sharks XV 2014 Vodacom Cup campaign, this time appearing in all eight of their matches; four times in the run-on side and four times off the bench. His first start came in their Round Three match against the Template:Rut Free State XV in Bloemfontein[4] and two weeks later he scored his first senior try in their match against the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers in Ceres to help the Sharks XV to a 43–27 win.[5] He scored another try in their match against Kenyan invitational side Template:Rut Simba XV in a 40–3 victory in Cape Town and another in the quarter-final, which wasn't enough to see the Sharks XV lose 27–20 to eventual losing finalists the Template:Rut Golden Lions to be eliminated from the competition.
Meyer was then named in the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) squad for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division competition and named on the bench for their Round Two match against the Template:Rut Pumas.[6]
Zebre
He joined Italian Pro12 side Zebre for the 2015–16 Pro12 season.[7] He played 17 games, starting 16, playing 1269 minutes, scoring 3 tries contributing 15-point in the Pro 12 series. [8] He played 5 games in the European Rugby Challenge Cup contributing 5 points.[9]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Johan Meyer". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas CD 12–33 Border". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 72–6 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 22–23 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 27–43 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Pat is back" (Press release). Sharks. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
{{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "L'utility back Beyers e la terza linea Meyer completano la rosa 2015–16" (Press release) (in Italian). Zebre. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Statzone". Guinness Pro12. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
- ^ "Player Profiles". ITS Rugby. Retrieved 14 June 2016.