Joe Pietersen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johan Christiaan Pietersen | ||
| Born |
18 May 1984 Vryheid, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fullback / Wing / Flyhalf | ||
| Current club | Kamaishi Seawaves | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Western Province | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2004–2010 | Western Province | 57 | (360) |
| 2006–2010 | Stormers | 21 | (106) |
| 2010–2011 | Bayonne | 29 | (45) |
| 2012–2013 | Western Province | 8 | (37) |
| 2012–2013 | Stormers | 29 | (267) |
| 2013–2014 | Biarritz | 17 | (40) |
| 2015 | Cheetahs | 11 | (92) |
| 2015 | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 10 | (126) |
| 2016 | Sharks | 9 | (72) |
| 2016–present | Kamaishi Seawaves | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2004 | Blitzbokke | 2 | () |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 19 March 2016. | |||
Johan Christiaan Pietersen (born 18 May 1984) is a South African rugby union footballer who currently plays as fullback for the Sharks in Super Rugby and for Kamaishi Seawaves in the Japanese Top East League.
He started his career at Western Province, playing for them in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions, as well as representing the Stormers in Super Rugby. In 2010, he joined Bayonne in France, but on 4 Nov 2011, he rejoined Western Province on a 2-year deal.[1]
After a second spell in France with Biarritz, he returned to South Africa to join Bloemfontein-based side the Free State Cheetahs in 2014.[2] After just six months, he moved to Durban to join the Sharks.[3]
He joined Japanese side Kamaishi Seawaves prior to the 2016–2017 Top East League season.[4]
External links
- Stormers profile
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Joe Pietersen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
References
- ↑ "Pietersen signs for WP". sport24.co.za. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "Gevind: Goose se opvolger" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ↑ "Zeilinga joins Cheetahs" (Press release). Sharks. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ↑ 2016年釜石シーウェイブスRFC新体制及び新規加入選手・スタッフのお知らせ [2016 Kamaishi Seawaves RFC new regime and announcement of the new subscription players staff] (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kamaishi Seawaves. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.