Joe van Niekerk (rugby union, born 1989)
Joe van Niekerk is a former Italian rugby union player of South African origin who played all of his senior career in Italy. After retirement he became a rugby coach at Borsari Badia.[1]
| Date of birth | 8 December 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
editIn 2007 Joe van Niekerk joined Venezia Mestre where he played for the club's U20 team for two seasons and then moved to play for the 1st team.[2] In 2010 he joined Rovigo where he spent the rest of his career. In 2014 he played 2 matches for Benetton Treviso. In 2019 he retired from rugby at the age of 28.[3]
International career
editIn 2012 Joe van Niekerk played 2 matches for Italy A.
Coaching career
editAfter retirement Joe van Niekerk became a coach of youth teams at Borsari Badia in 2019.[4] In 2020 he became a senior team coach at Borsari Badia.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Joe Van Niekerk e Vittorio Golfetti alla guida del Badia" (in Italian). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Joe Van Niekerk al Rovigo" (in Italian). 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Joe Van Niekerk ha annunciato il ritiro" (in Italian). 27 April 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Van Niekerk alla Junior Badia" (in Italian). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
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