Barend Potgieter

Barend Jackobus Potgieter (born 28 December 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Griffons in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is a loosehead prop, but he can also play as a flanker.

Barend Potgieter
Full nameBarend Jackobus Potgieter
Date of birth (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Zwartkop
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop / Flanker
Current team Griffons
Youth career
2013–2015 Sharks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Sharks XV 7 (10)
2016 Eastern Province Kings 6 (0)
2017–present Griffons 38 (25)
Correct as of 8 September 2019

Rugby career

2013–2016: Youth rugby / Sharks XV

Potgieter was born in Pretoria, where he attended Hoërskool Zwartkop, but he never represented his local provincial union, the Blue Bulls, at national tournaments at schoolboy level. He moved to Durban prior to the 2013 season to join the Sharks Academy. He started all thirteen matches for the Sharks U19 team in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship as a flanker. He scored four tries – in home matches against Free State U19,[2] Blue Bulls U19[3] and Border U19[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 Golden Lions U19s in Johannesburg.[7]

He 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 Border U21 (away),[8] Free State U21[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 Sharks XV's match against the Free State XV in Round Three of their 2015 Vodacom Cup match in Kokstad.[12] In his second match – against the Boland Cavaliers 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 Griquas[14] and the Eastern Province Kings[15] – during the regular season as the Sharks XV missed out on the quarter finals after finishing sixth in the Southern Section.[16]

He made six starts and six appearances off the bench for the Sharks U21 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 Golden Lions U21[17] and Leopards U21[18] to help his side finish third[19] before losing to the Free State U21s in the semi-final.[20]

Potgieter again played first class rugby for the Sharks XV in 2016, but made just four appearances – all of those from the bench – in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series.

2016: Eastern Province Kings

In August 2016, Potgieter was among a number of players included in a hastily assembled Eastern Province Kings 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 Blue Bulls. 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 Western Province,[23] he made his first start in their 24–47 defeat to Griquas in Kimberley.[24] He reverted to the bench for their match against the Free State Cheetahs,[25] but started against both the Sharks[26] and their final match of the season against the Pumas.[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]

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References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Barend Potgieter". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – The Sharks U19 55-31 Toyota Free State". South African Rugby Union. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – The Sharks U19 19-28 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – The Sharks U19 41-5 Border". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 23-13 The Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 27-25 The Sharks U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border U21 10-59 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 43-21 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  10. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U21 106-3 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  11. "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  12. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 18-35 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  13. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 52-12 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  14. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 24-27 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  15. "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 23-8 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  16. "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  17. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions U21 23-27 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  18. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 12-45 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  19. "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  20. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 27-22 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  21. "Ferreira leads Kings into battle". Rugby365. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  22. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 49-35 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  23. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 6-36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  24. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 47-24 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  25. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 57-25 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  26. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 53-0 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  27. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 30-38 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  28. "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
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