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Jacques Potgieter

Jacques Potgieter
Full name	Ulrich Jacques Potgieter
Date of birth	(1986-04-24) 24 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
School	HTS Daniel Pienaar, Uitenhage
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Lock Youth Career 2004 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 2005–2007 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2008–2009 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 2 (0) 2009–2011 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 36 (20) 2011–2013 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 9 (10) 2012–2013 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 23 (20) 2014–2015 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 33 (15) 2014–2018 Munakata Sanix Blues 47 (5) 2016 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 0 (0) 2016–2017 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 5 (5) 2018–2019 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 10 (0) 2021 [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 5 (0) Correct as of 12 January 2022 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2011 South African Kings 2 (5) 2012 South Africa 3 (0) 2015 Barbarians 1 (0) Correct as of 11 April 2018

Ulrich Jacques Potgieter (born 24 April 1986) is a South African rugby union player who last played for Munakata Sanix Blues in the Japanese Top League.

Career

Youth / Sharks / Eastern Province Kings

He represented [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] at the annual Craven Week rugby tournament in 2004 and then clinched a move to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]], whom he represented at various youth levels before playing in the Vodacom Cup for two seasons before moving back to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] for the 2009 Currie Cup First Division season.

Blue Bulls / Bulls

In August 2011, the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] announced that they had signed Potgieter for the 2012 season on a two-year contract. An early release of his contract was secured and he joined the Bulls on 1 September.

Fukuoka Sanix Blues / Waratahs

In May 2013, it was revealed that Potgieter would leave the Bulls at the end of the 2013 Super Rugby season. He joined Japanese Top League side Fukuoka Sanix Blues – a deal later extended until 2017 – and would also play Super Rugby for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in 2014 and 2015.

Sharks

In May 2015, it was announced that Potgieter would return to South Africa to join the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] on a two-year deal for the start of the 2016 Super Rugby season. However, he did not make a single appearance for the side.

Return to the Bulls

An injury ruled Potgieter out for the start of the 2016 season and in May, the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] announced that he would return to Pretoria on a two-year deal with immediate effect.

South Africa

Potgieter became a Springbok on 23 June 2012 against England during a test played at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.