Dewald Potgieter

Dewald Potgieter

Full name	Dewald Potgieter
Date of birth	22 February 1987 (1987-02-22) (age 24)
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
Nickname	Pottie
School	Daniel Pienaar HTS, Uitenhage, South Africa
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	No.8
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007 –	Blue Bulls	37	30
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008 –	Bulls	31	10
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009–	South Africa	5	(5)

Dewald Potgieter (born 24 July 1986 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa) is a professional South African rugby union rugby player. His first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland & England in late 2009. Potgieter also plays loose forward position for the Super 14 franchise, the Blue Bulls. He has an exceptional work rate and is fast becoming a crowd favourite when playing at his home ground, the Loftus Versfeld Stadium, in Pretoria, South Africa. Potgieter has won 2 Super rugby titles and a Currie Cup. Now a permanent fixture in the Springbok squad.

Honours

• Cravenweek – 1999–2003
• Border U18 Cravenweek 2004
• Green Squad 2004
• Blue Bulls U19 2005
• Blue Bulls U21 2005
• Vodacom Blue Bulls 2006–2009
• SA U21 2006
• Vodacom Blue Bulls U21 Absa Competition – 2007
• Emerging Springboks – 2007–09
• Springboks – 2009 to current

External links

• From SARugby
• From TheBulls

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Name	Potgieter, Dewald
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Date of birth	22 February 1987
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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