Jacques-Louis Potgieter
Encyclopedia
Jacques-Louis Potgieter (born 1984 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby
player, he played mostly centre
for the Bulls in the Super 14
2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs
in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates in 2010. For the 2011 season he joined the Sharks
(Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside former Bulls teammates Fourie du Preez
, Wynand Olivier
, Pierre Spies
and Derick Kuun, Stormers
lock Adriaan Fondse
, former Stade Français lock Cliff Milton and Titans
cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn
and Faf du Plessis.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, he played mostly centre
Rugby union positions
In the game rugby union, there are fifteen players on each team, comprising eight forwards and seven backs . Depending upon the competition, there may be up to eight replacement players. Early games consisted primarily of forwards that attacked plus a handful of "tends" that played back in defence...
for the Bulls in the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
2010, but is primarily a flyhalf. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls against the Cheetahs
Free State Cheetahs
The Free State Cheetahs , currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Free State Rugby Union and are based at the 37,076-capacity Vodacom Park in...
in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the Cheetahs, but was reunited with his Bulls teammates in 2010. For the 2011 season he joined the Sharks
Education
Potgieter attended Afrikaanse Hoër SeunskoolAfrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
The Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool also known as Affies, is a public high school for boys situated in the city of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, opposite Loftus Versfeld, the rugby stadium and home of the Bulls and Blue Bulls.The school's founding on 28 January 1920 marked the establishment of the...
(Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside former Bulls teammates Fourie du Preez
Fourie du Preez
Petrus Fourie du Preez is a rugby union player. His position of choice is scrum half. Du Preez plays for the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup competition in South Africa and the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition...
, Wynand Olivier
Wynand Olivier
Wynand Olivier is a South African rugby union footballer. He currently plays for the Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. His usual position is at centre, although he has played on the wing in the past.-Career:...
, Pierre Spies
Pierre Spies
Pierre Johan Spies is a South African rugby union player. His usual position is number 8 , where he plays for the Vodacom Bulls in the international Super 14 competition. He has represented the Springboks since 2006.He made his debut for the Blue Bulls in 2005 in a match against the Griquas...
and Derick Kuun, Stormers
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
lock Adriaan Fondse
Adriaan Fondse
Adriaan Fondse is a South African rugby union footballer playing for Newcastle Falcons.-Education:Fondse attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool , a public school located in Pretoria...
, former Stade Français lock Cliff Milton and Titans
Titans cricket team
The Nashua Titans is the name used by the combined Easterns and Northerns first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Titans are at SuperSport Park, Centurion and Willowmoore Park, Benoni...
cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn
Heino Kuhn
Heino Gunther Kuhn is a South African cricketer who plays for the Titans in domestic cricket. A wicketkeeper batsman, he was the second highest run scorer in the 2006-07 SuperSport Series with 776 runs at 48.50...
and Faf du Plessis.