Jurgen Visser

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Jurgen Visser
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Full namePetrus Jurgens Visser
Date of birth (1989-09-13) 13 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Paarl, South Africa
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb; 14 st 9 lb)
School Paarl Gimnasium
University Stellenbosch University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fullback / Fly-half
Youth career
2007–2009 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Maties 4 (0)
2011 UP Tuks 4 (20)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010 Western Province 8 (38)
2011–2015 Blue Bulls 40 (54)
2012–2015 Bulls 31 (13)
2016 Southern Kings 10 (3)
2016–2018 NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes 13 (65)
2018–2020 Kamaishi Seawaves 14 (66)
Correct as of 12 November 2018

Petrus Jurgen Visser (born 13 September 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer whose usual position is full back. He represented Western Province in 2010 before moving to Pretoria, where he played for the Blue Bulls in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and for the Bulls in Super Rugby.

He joined the Eastern Province Kings for the 2016 season [1] and was included in the Southern Kings Super Rugby squad. [2]

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References

  1. "Veelsydige oud-Bul in PE; Kings wag nog". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 11 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. "Three more signings for the Southern Kings" (Press release). Southern Kings. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.