Date of birth | 8 December 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joe van Niekerk (born 8 December 1989) is a former Italian rugby union player of South African origin who played all of his senior career in Italy. After retirement he became a rugby coach at Borsari Badia. [1]
In 2007 Joe van Niekerk joined Venezia Mestre where he played for the club's U20 team for two seasons and then moved to play for the 1st team. [2] In 2010 he joined Rovigo where he spent the rest of his career. In 2014 he played 2 matches for Benetton Treviso. In 2019 he retired from rugby at the age of 28. [3]
In 2012 Joe van Niekerk played 2 matches for Italy A.
After retirement Joe van Niekerk became a coach of youth teams at Borsari Badia in 2019. [4] In 2020 he became a senior team coach at Borsari Badia. [1]
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