Pieter Stemmet
Full name | Pieter Franz Stemmet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paarl, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paul Roos Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pieter Franz Stemmet (born 18 February 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Romanian SuperLiga side Timișoara Saracens.[1] His regular position is prop.
Career[edit]
Youth[edit]
He represented Western Province at the 2005 Under-13 Craven Week tournament and the 2008 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, which led to his inclusion in the Under-16 Elite Squad in the same year. He played in the 2009 Under-18 Academy Week tournament and in an S.A. Academy side in the Under-18 Craven Week tournament in the same year.
He joined the Golden Lions in 2011 and represented them in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He was also named in the senior Vodacom Cup squad, but didn't make an appearance.
Western Province[edit]
He returned to Western Province in 2012 and was included in their squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition.[2] He made his debut in the opening game of the season, a 51–22 victory over Boland Cavaliers.[3] He came on as a substitute just after half-time and scored a debut try at the end of the game in his only appearance for Western Province.
Eastern Province Kings[edit]
After playing for the Free State Cheetahs in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, he then joined the Eastern Province Kings and was included in their squad for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season.[4]
He made his debut for the Eastern Province Kings – as well as his Currie Cup debut – in the 37–21 victory over the Griffons on 6 July 2013 in Welkom.[5]
Pumas[edit]
On 3 June 2014, the Eastern Province Rugby Union announced that Stemmet would join Nelspruit-based side the Pumas on a loan deal for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division.[6] However, he failed to make an appearance for the Pumas.
References[edit]
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Pieter Stemmet". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Western Province : 2012 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 51–22 Regent Boland Kavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province Kings : 2013 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 21–37 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ^ "Italy test star set to sign up for the Kings". PE Herald. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
External links[edit]
- Pieter Stemmet at ItsRugby.co.uk
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| Pieter Stemmet at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)