Jacques Potgieter is a South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n rugby union

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, currently playing with the .

He represented at the annual Craven Week

Craven Week

The Craven Week is an annual rugby union tournament organised for schoolboys in the Republic of South Africa. The tournament started in July 1964, and is named after the legendary Springbok rugby union player and coach Dr Danie Craven....

 rugby tournament in 2004 and then clinched a move to the , whom he represented at various youth levels before playing in the Vodacom Cup

Vodacom Cup

The Vodacom Cup is an annual rugby union competition in South Africa which is contested between February and May. The cup is the third most prestigious competition in rugby union in South Africa, behind Super Rugby and the Currie Cup. It runs at roughly the same time as Super Rugby and serves as an...

 for two seasons before moving back to the for the 2009 Currie Cup First Division

2009 Currie Cup First Division

The 2009 Absa Currie Cup First Division season was contested from 11 July through to 16 October. The Currie Cup is an annual domestic competition for provincial rugby union teams in South Africa....

season.

In August 2011, the announced that they have signed Potgieter for the 2012 season on a two-year contract.. An early release of his contract was secured and he joined the Bulls on 1 September.