Barend Potgieter
| Full name | Barend Jackobus Potgieter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 28 December 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Zwartkop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Barend Jackobus Potgieter (born 28 December 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is a loosehead prop, but he can also play as a flanker.
Rugby career[edit]
2013–2016: Youth rugby / Sharks XV[edit]
Potgieter was born in Pretoria, South Africa, where he attended Hoërskool Zwartkop, but he never represented his local provincial union, the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]], at national tournaments at schoolboy level. He moved to Durban prior to the 2013 season to join the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Academy. He started all thirteen matches for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] team in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship as a flanker. He scored four tries – in home matches against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]],[2] [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][3] and [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][4] and one try on his return to his hometown of Pretoria against the Blue Bulls[5] – as the Sharks finished in third position on the log[6] before losing to 25–27 to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]s in Johannesburg.[7]
Potgieter progressed to the Sharks' Under-21 side for the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship. After starting two of their matches as a flanker, he moved to loosehead prop for the remainder of the competition, making a further seven starts. He scored tries in matches against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] (away),[8] [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][9] and Border (home)[10] as the Sharks finished in fifth position, failing to qualify for the semi-finals.[11]
Potgieter made his first class debut in April 2015 as he started the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]'s match against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Round Three of their 2015 Vodacom Cup match in Kokstad.[12] In his second match – against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Empangeni a fortnight later – Potgieter scored his first senior try shortly before half-time, and followed that up with a second try ten minutes into the second half in a 52–12 victory for his side.[13] He made two more starts – against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][14] and the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][15] – during the regular season as the Sharks XV missed out on the quarter finals after finishing sixth in the Southern Section.[16]
Potgieter made six starts and six appearances off the bench for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] team in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship as he and Mzamo Majola alternated the spot in the starting lineup throughout the competition. He scored tries in matches against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][17] and [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][18] to help his side finish third[19] before losing to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]s in the semi-final.[20]
Potgieter again played first class rugby for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in 2016, but made just four appearances – all of those from the bench – in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.
2016: Eastern Province Kings[edit]
In August 2016, Potgieter was among a number of players included in a hastily assembled [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] squad; the team was liquidated the day before the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division started, but quickly reformed and contracted a number of players that didn't feature in other teams' plans for the season.[21] Potgieter didn't feature in their first match, but was named on the bench in their next match against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]. He made his debut in the Currie Cup Premier Division in his hometown, coming on as a replacement in the 52nd minute of the match.[22] After another appearance off the bench against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]],[23] he made his first start in their 24–47 defeat to [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Kimberley.[24] He reverted to the bench for their match against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]],[25] but started against both the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][26] and their final match of the season against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[27] With their limited preparation time, it proved to be a difficult season for the Eastern Province Kings and they finished bottom of the log, losing all eight of their matches.[28]
References[edit]
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Barend Potgieter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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- ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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- ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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- ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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- ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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- ↑ "Ferreira leads Kings into battle". Rugby365. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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- ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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