Danie Coetzee

South African rugby union footballer

For the South African politician, see Danie Coetzee (politician).

Rugby player

Danie Coetzee

Birth name| Danie Coetzee

|

Date of birth|  (1977-09-02) 2 September 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth| Harrismith, South Africa
Height| 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight| 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) [1]
School| Harrismith High School
University| University of the Free State
Rugby union career
| Position(s)|  Hooker

|

Current team|  London Irish
Senior career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
–|  London Irish|  |  ()
Provincial / State sides
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2000|  Free State Cheetahs|  5|  (0)
2001–2002|  Blue Bulls|  35|  (30)
Super Rugby
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2002–2004|  Bulls|  32|  (0)
International career
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Points)
2002–2006|  South Africa|  52|  (5)

Danie Coetzee (born 2 September 1977 in Harrismith, South Africa)[2] is a South African rugby union footballer. His usual position is at hooker, and he has played for the Springboks. He played for the Bulls in the international Super 12 competition as well as the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup, and played for London Irish for five seasons between 2005 and 2010, retiring in 2010.[3][4]

Coetzee made his international debut for South Africa on 6 July 2002 in a match against Samoa at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, which the Springboks won 60-18.

In June 2003 he played in two tests against the Scottish in South Africa, which were both won by the Springboks. He subsequently played in the following test against Argentina in Port Elizabeth in which he scored a try.

After playing in the 2003 Tri Nations Series against Australia and the All Blacks, he was included in the Springboks 2003 Rugby World Cup squad. He then played in four World Cup matches in Australia. He played in two end-of-year tests in 2004, against Scotland and Argentina. He was included in the Springboks' 2006 Tri Nations Series squad.

Title=Child rudolf coetzee

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "London Irish - Danie Coetzee". web page. London Irish. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
2. ^ Danie Coetzee player profile ESPN Scrum.com
3. ^ "Danie Coetzee: 2009/2010 Biography & Statistics - London Irish". 14 September 2012. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
4. ^ "Premiership club-by-club guide". 31 August 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2018.

## External links

[edit]

* London Irish profile
* Danie Coetzee on rwc2003.irb.com
* Danie Coetzee on genslin.us

* v
* t
* e

South Africa squad - 2003 Rugby World Cup

Forwards|

* Bands
* Bezuidenhout
* Boome
* Botha
* Burger
* Coetzee
* Krige (c)
* Matfield
* Rautenbach
* Rossouw
* Santon
* Scholtz
* Sephaka
* Smit
* Smith
* Van Niekerk

Backs|

* Barry
* De Kock
* Delport
* Fourie
* Greeff
* Hougaard
* Koen
* Loubscher
* Muller
* Paulse
* Terblanche
* Van der Westhuizen
* Van der Westhuyzen
* Willemse

Coach: Rudolf Straeuli

This South Africa rugby union biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template