Impi Visser

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Impi Visser
Full nameImpi Brecher Visser
Date of birth (1995-05-30) 30 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Pongola, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb)
School Hoërskool Ermelo
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Youth career
2012–2013 Pumas
2014–2016 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015–2017 UP Tuks ()
Correct as of 1 December 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2018–present South Africa Sevens 55 (65)
Correct as of 1 December 2018

Medal record
Men's rugby sevens
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team competition
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team competition
Africa Men's Sevens
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Mauritius Team Competition

Impi Brecher Visser (born 30 May 1995) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team in the World Rugby Sevens Series. [1] In sevens he usually plays as a forward, but is a centre in fifteen-a-side rugby. [2]

Biography

Visser also played rugby union for the Blue Bulls at youth level, initially as a scrum-half before making a move to the centre. He played for the UP Tuks, university side in the Varsity Cup, winning the competition in the 2017 season and also going on representing the Varsity Cup dream team during that same year in an exhibition match against the Junior Springboks.

"Impi", a zulu word, meaning a group of warriors, is not a nickname, but his given name. [2] He has a degree in mechanical engineering. [2]

In 2022, He was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham. [3] [4] [5] [6]

He competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [7] [8] They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final. [9] [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "HSBC Sevens World Series : Impi Visser". World Rugby. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Meet the Blitzboks' Impi". The Citizen. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games". SA Rugby. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ↑ Glover, Ben; Bone, Alyssa (27 July 2024). "Aussie devastation as captain's send-off turns clash for bronze". Nine. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ↑ Baloyi, Charles (28 July 2024). "Men's rugby sevens clinch Team South Africa's first medal in Paris". SABC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
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