JC Roos

Juan-Claude Roos (born 12 September 1990) is a former South African rugby union player that usually played as a fly-half. He last played for the Southern Kings in the Pro14, having previously played for the Blue Bulls and the Pumas and the Canon Eagles in the Japanese Top League.

JC Roos
Full nameJuan-Claude Roos
Date of birth (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990
Place of birthWitbank, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2011 UP Tuks 6 (68)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009–2011 Blue Bulls 1 (3)
2011–2015 Pumas 62 (672)
2013Falcons 1 (5)
2016–2018 Canon Eagles 19 (171)
2018 Southern Kings 1 (0)
Correct as of 6 May 2018
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 South African Barbarians (North) 1 (11)
Correct as of 31 May 2015

He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final.[1] Roos appeared in all ten matches and contributed 118 points, finishing the tournament as the top scorer.

He joined the Port Elizabeth-based Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 season,[2] but after financial problems at the Kings, he made the move to Japan to join the Canon Eagles in January 2016.[3]

He retired in 2018 to concentrate on his online personal training company, Activate Me.[4]

References

  1. "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. [{{{archiveurl}}} Archived] Check |archiveurl= value (help) from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. "Voormalige Pumaspeler positief oor die toekoms ondanks besering". Lowvelder (in Afrikaans). 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. "World Artists - JC Roos". World Artists. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  4. "Personal Trainer | Online Personal Trainer | JC Roos | Activate Me". Activate Me. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
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