Stephan Coetzee
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephanus Hendrik Coetzee | ||
| Born |
9 January 1992 Worcester, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Paarl Boys' High School | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Hooker | ||
| Current club | Sharks (Currie Cup) / Sharks XV | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Western Province | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2013–2014 | Western Province | 17 | (0) |
| 2014 | Stormers | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Griquas | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Cheetahs | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–present | Sharks XV | 14 | (15) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 July 2016. | |||
Stephanus Hendrik Coetzee (born 9 January 1992 in Worcester) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Sharks XV in domestic South African rugby.[1][2][3][4] His regular playing position is hooker.
Career
Youth
Coetzee represented Western Province at various youth levels, playing at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2008, the Under-18 Academy Week in 2009 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2010. He joined the Western Province Rugby Institute in 2011 and played for Western Province U19 in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and for Western Province U21 in the 2012 and 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions, winning the competition in 2013 and scoring two tries during the season.[5]
Western Province / Stormers
He was included in the Western Province squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup and made his senior debut when he started in their opening match of the season against neighbours Boland Cavaliers in Ceres.[6] He played in eight matches during the competition, starting six of them.
After one more appearance during the 2014 Vodacom Cup,[7] Coetzee was flown to New Zealand to link up with the Stormers' Super Rugby squad for their match against the Chiefs,[8] following a torn calf muscle suffered by first-choice hooker Scarra Ntubeni. Coetzee was subsequently named on the bench for the clash.[9]
Griquas
He moved to Kimberley for the 2015 season to join Griquas.[10]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Stephan Coetzee". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Scoresway Player Profile Stephan Coetzee". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "It's Rugby Player Profile Stephan Coetzee". It's Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Union Sports Group Player Profile Stephan Coetzee". Union Sports Group. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "WP U21 confirms their dominance in Newlands final". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Regent Boland Cavaliers vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Hooker Coetzee NZ-bound". Stormers. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Ton-up De Villiers to lead DHL Stormers". Stormers. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ↑ "Griekwas gaps WP-duo" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.