Johann Sadie

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Johann Sadie
Date of birth (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Malmesbury, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
School Paarl Gimnasium
University Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Agen
Youth career
2005–2010 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 Maties 3 (8)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2011 Western Province 24 (60)
2011 Stormers 6 (10)
2012 Bulls 10 (0)
2012 Blue Bulls 3 (0)
2013–2015 Cheetahs 41 (40)
2013 Free State Cheetahs 11 (15)
2014–2015 NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes 10 (0)
2015–present Agen 88 (80)
Correct as of 25 April 2015
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 South Africa Under-20 4 (5)
Correct as of 29 July 2013

Johann Sadie (born 23 January 1989 in Malmesbury, South Africa) is a professional South African rugby union player. He usually plays as a centre [1] [2] and currently plays for French Top 14 side Agen.

Contents

Rugby career

Stormers / Western Province

Sadie started off his career playing for Western Province in 2010, however stiff competition from Springboks' Jean de Villiers, Jaque Fourie and Juan de Jongh in his chosen position meant that he moved.

Bulls / Blue Bulls

He joined the Bulls for the 2012 Super Rugby season. His time in Pretoria was not a happy one and he only managed 10 Super Rugby appearances and 3 games in the Currie Cup.

Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs

He joined the Cheetahs after the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division [3] and made an instant impact in Bloemfontein scoring 5 tries during the 2013 Super Rugby season. [2]

Agen

After the 2015 Super Rugby season, he joined French Top 14 side Agen on a two-year deal. [4]

International

Sadie represented South Africa U20 at the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in Japan scoring 1 try in 4 matches. [5]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Johann Sadie". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Johann Sadie itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  3. "Cheetahs sign Sadie". keo.co.za. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  4. "Johann Sadie signe deux saisons" (Press release) (in French). SU Agen. 12 June 2015. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. "Johann Sadie IRB JWC 2009 Player Profile". IRB. Retrieved 29 July 2013.