Dewald Potgieter
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| Date of birth | 22 February 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | HTS Daniel Pienaar, Uitenhage, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dewald Potgieter (born 22 February 1987 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a professional South African rugby union rugby player. His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland & England in late 2009. Potgieter plays loose forward for Worcester Warriors, having previously played for Super Rugby franchise the Bulls and Japanese Top League side Yamaha Jubilo. Potgieter has won 2 Super Rugby titles and a Currie Cup.
Potgieter has retired from rugby after a knee injury.[1]
Honours[edit]
- Cravenweek – 1999–2005
- Eastern Province Grant Khomo week 2003
- Eastern Province U18 Craven week captain 2004
- Eastern Province U18 Craven Week Captain 2005
- Green Squad 2004
- SA Schools 2005
- Blue Bulls U19 2006
- Blue Bulls U21 2007
- Vodacom Blue Bulls 2006–2009
- SA U21 2006
- Vodacom Blue Bulls U21 Absa Competition – 2007
- Emerging Springboks – 2007–2009
- Springboks – 2009 to current
References[edit]
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff. "Dewald Potgieter to retire from professional rugby". worcesternews.co.uk. Worcester News. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
External links[edit]
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dewald Potgieter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- From TheBulls
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
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