JC Roos

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JC Roos
Full nameJuan-Claude Roos
Date of birth (1990-09-12) 12 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Witbank, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb; 207 lb)
School Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2011 UP Tuks 6 (68)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2011 Blue Bulls 1 (3)
2011–2015 Pumas 62 (672)
2013Falcons 1 (5)
2016–2018 Canon Eagles 19 (171)
2018 Southern Kings 1 (0)
Correct as of 6 May 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 South African Barbarians (North) 1 (11)
Correct as of 31 May 2015

Juan-Claude Roos (born 12 September 1990) is a former South African rugby union player that usually played as a fly-half. He last played for the Southern Kings in the Pro14, having previously played for the Blue Bulls and the Pumas and the Canon Eagles in the Japanese Top League.

He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating Western Province 24–7 in the final. [1] Roos appeared in all ten matches and contributed 118 points, finishing the tournament as the top scorer.

He joined the Port Elizabeth-based Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 season, [2] but after financial problems at the Kings, he made the move to Japan to join the Canon Eagles in January 2016. [3]

He retired in 2018 to concentrate on his online personal training company, Activate Me. [4]

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References

  1. "Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review". South African Rugby Union. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. "Voormalige Pumaspeler positief oor die toekoms ondanks besering". Lowvelder (in Afrikaans). 6 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. "World Artists - JC Roos". World Artists. Retrieved 10 March 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Personal Trainer | Online Personal Trainer | JC Roos | Activate Me". Activate Me. Retrieved 10 August 2018.