Johan Herbst

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Johan Herbst
Full nameJohan David Herbst
Date of birth (1987-05-18) 18 May 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Stellenbosch, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
School Hoër Landbouskool Boland
University Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009–2010 Maties 11 (15)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Griquas 4 (15)
2012–2013 SWD Eagles 23 (50)
2013 Southern Kings 1 (0)
2014–2016 Pumas 9 (5)
2011–2016Total37(70)
Correct as of 24 July 2016

Johan David Herbst is a former South African rugby union player, who played first class rugby between 2011 and 2016. He played for Griquas, the SWD Eagles and the Pumas in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and made one appearance for the Southern Kings in Super Rugby. [1] His regular position is scrum-half or wing.

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He retired in 2016 to become a fleet controller at a transport business. [2]

Career

2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season

He was included in the Southern Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. [3] However, he was just included in the matchday squad for the first game of the season against the Force, coming off the bench to make his Super Rugby debut. [4] He returned to SWD Eagles for their 2013 Vodacom Cup campaign, but suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after three appearances and was ruled out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season.

Pumas

He moved to the Pumas for the start of the 2014 season, [5] but missed the entire season through injury.

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. [6] Herbst made seven appearances during the season, scoring one try.

Varsity Cup

He also played for Maties in the 2009 and 2010 Varsity Cup competitions.

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Johan Herbst". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. "New Lease Of Life For Johan Herbst". MyPlayers. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Squad – Southern Kings : 2013 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 22–10 Force". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. "Oupa word 'n Puma". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  6. "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.