Full name | Ulrich Jacques Potgieter | ||
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Date of birth | 24 April 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Port Elizabeth | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||
School | Daniel Pienaar HTS | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | No 8 | ||
Provincial/State sides | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2008 - 2009 2009 - 2011 2011 - |
Natal Sharks Eastern Province Kings Blue Bulls |
2 35 2 |
(0) (20) (0) |
correct as of 20 October 2011. |
Jacques Potgieter (born 24 April 1986) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls.[1]
He represented Eastern Province at the annual Craven Week rugby tournament in 2004 and then clinched a move to the Natal Sharks, whom he represented at various youth levels before playing in the Vodacom Cup for two seasons before moving back to the Eastern Province Kings for the 2009 Currie Cup First Division season.
In August 2011, the Blue Bulls announced that they have signed Potgieter for the 2012 season on a two-year contract.[2]. An early release of his contract was secured and he joined the Bulls on 1 September.