Jacques-Louis Potgieter

Jacques-Louis Potgieter
Personal information
Born (1984-09-02) 2 September 1984
Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
School(s) attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
Club information
Playing position Fly-half
Current club Lyon
Youth career
2003 Leopards
2004–05 Blue Bulls
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2005–07 Blue Bulls 41 (280)
2007 Bulls 1 (0)
2008–09 Cheetahs 17 (85)
2008–09 Free State Cheetahs 26 (245)
2008Griffons 5 (79)
2010 Bulls 14 (15)
2010 Blue Bulls 15 (177)
2011 Sharks 10 (27)
2011 Sharks (Currie Cup) 6 (21)
2012–13 Bayonne 31 (274)
2013–14 Dax 16 (22)
2014–15 Bulls 20 (186)
2014–15 Blue Bulls 9 (123)
2015– Lyon 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

Jacques-Louis Potgieter (born 2 September 1984 in Pretoria) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Top 14 side Lyon.[1][2][3] His regular position is fly-half.

Career

He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs in 2007.[4] In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls team-mates in 2010. For the 2011 season, he joined the Sharks.

France

In January 2012, he signed for French Top 14 side Bayonne as a medical joker for the 2011–12 Top 14 season,[5] then signed a one-year full-time contract for the 2012–13 Top 14 season.[6]

Prior to the 2013–14 Rugby Pro D2 season, he joined Dax on a two-year deal,[7] but gained an early release from this contract at the start of 2014.[8]

Return to South Africa

He then returned to the Bulls prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season on a two-year contract,[9] which he then extended until October 2016.[10]

Education

Potgieter attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside former Bulls teammates Fourie du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Pierre Spies and Derick Kuun, Stormers lock Adriaan Fondse, former Stade Français lock Cliff Milton and Titans cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis.

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile: Jacques-Louis Potgieter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  2. "It's Rugby Player Profile: Jacques-Louis Potgieter". It's Rugby. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  3. "Sky Sports Player Profile: Jacques-Louis Potgieter". Sky Sports. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  4. "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Bulls vs Vodacom Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 10 February 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. "Bayonne sign Potgieter". Sport24. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  6. "Jacques-Louis Potgieter reste à Bayonne" (in French). AB Rugby. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. "l'US Dax fait signer Jacques-Louis Potgieter mais perd Beal" (in French). Sud Ouest. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  8. "Jacques Louis Potgieter devrait quitter l'US Dax" (in French). Sud Ouest. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  9. "Bulls sign Potgieter". SuperSport. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  10. "Obi dalk eersdaags 'n Bul" (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
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