Johan Herbst

Johan Herbst
Personal information
Full name Johan David Herbst
Nickname Oupa
Born (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
School(s) attended Hoër Landbouskool Boland
University Stellenbosch University
Club information
Playing position Scrum-half
Current club Pumas
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2009–10 Maties 11 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2011 Griquas 4 (15)
2012–13 SWD Eagles 23 (50)
2013 Kings 1 (0)
2014– Pumas 8 (5)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

Johan David Herbst is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Pumas in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.[1] His regular position is scrum-half or wing.

Career

2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season

He was included in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[2] However, he was just included in the matchday squad for the first game of the season against the Force, coming off the bench to make his Super Rugby debut.[3] He returned to SWD Eagles for their 2013 Vodacom Cup campaign, but suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after three appearances and was ruled out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season.

Pumas

He moved to the Pumas for the start of the 2014 season,[4] but missed the entire season through injury.

He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[5] Herbst made seven appearances during the season, scoring one try.

Varsity Cup

He also played for Maties in the 2009 and 2010 Varsity Cup competitions.

References

  1. "Player Profile Johan Herbst". sarugby.net. Retrieved 19 Sep 2012.
  2. "2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. "Southern Kings vs Force". South Africa Rugby Union. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. "Oupa word 'n Puma". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  5. "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.


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