Danie Coetzee

Danie Coetzee
Full name Danie Coetzee
Date of birth (1977-09-02) 2 September 1977
Place of birth Harrismith, South Africa
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 110 kg (17 st 5 lb) [1]
School Harrismith High School
University University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Hooker
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
London Irish
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2000
2001–2002
Free State Cheetahs
Blue Bulls
5
35
(0)
(30)
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002–2004 Bulls 32 (0)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002–2006 South Africa 15 (5)

Danie Coetzee (born 2 September 1977 in Harrismith, South Africa)[2] is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at hooker, and he has played for the Springboks. He played for the Bulls in the international Super 12 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup, and now plays for the London Irish.

Coetzee made his international debut for South Africa on 6 July 2002 in a match against Samoa at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, which the Springboks won 60-18.

In June 2003 he played in two tests against the Scottish in South Africa, which were both won by the Springboks. He subsequently played in the following test against Argentina in Port Elizabeth in which he scored a try.

After playing in the 2003 Tri Nations Series against Australia and the All Blacks, he was included in the Springboks 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. He then played in four World Cup matches in Australia. He played in two end-of-year tests in 2004, against Scotland and Argentina. He was included in the Springboks' 2006 Tri Nations Series squad.

References

  1. "London Irish - Danie Coetzee". web page. London Irish. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  2. Danie Coetzee player profile ESPN Scrum.com

External links


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