Johan Goosen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Lodewikus Goosen | ||
| Born |
27 July 1992 Burgersdorp, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fly-Half/Fullback | ||
| Current club | Racing 92 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Border | ||
| 2008–2010 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–2014 | Free State Cheetahs | 18 | (143) |
| 2012–2014 | Cheetahs | 27 | (331) |
| 2014–present | Racing 92 | 49 | (232) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2011 | South Africa Under-20 | 5 | (79) |
| 2012–present | South Africa | 13 | (25) |
| 2014 | Springbok XV | 1 | (9) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 6 November 2016. | |||
Johannes Lodewikus Goosen (born 27 July 1992) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a fly-half for Racing 92 in the French Top 14.
He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship[1] and was also named in the squad for the 2012 tournament, but had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury sustained on 28 April in a Super Rugby match against the Highlanders.[2] At the time of his injury, Goosen was the leading points scorer in his debut season of super rugby with 145 points from 9 games. The total included 3 tries, 17 conversions, 31 penalties and a drop goal.[3]
Goosen signed a three-year deal with French Top 14 side Racing 92 for the 2014–15 Top 14 season.[4]
Springbok career
Goosen made his South African debut on 8 September 2012 against Australia in a 26–19 defeat in Perth. He came off the bench as replacement fly half for Morné Steyn in the 59th minute of the game. The following two weekends he was in the starting line-up for the Springboks as fly-half, where he performed well. Unfortunately he suffered a knee injury on 18 March 2013 during a Cheetah training session in Sydney[5] and he also missed the rest of the Springboks' Test matches in 2013.
Reference List
- ↑ "SA Under-20 squad named". Sport24. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Johan Goosen ruled out of Super Rugby". SuperXV.com. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Goosen blow for SA Rugby". Sport24. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Goosen au Racing Métro" (in French). BFMTV. 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ "Goosen injures knee ligaments in Australia". ESPN Scrum. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Johan Goosen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk profile