| Full name | Nicholas Jooste | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hale School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Jooste (born 7 July 1997) is an Australian Rugby Union player who currently plays for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby. He previously played for Rebels, Force and Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition, [1] and also the UC Vikings. [2] His regular playing position is fly-half.
Jooste turned out for both Australian Schools Barbarians and Australia Schoolboys in 2015 and later in the year became just the sixth Australian player to earn a Super Rugby contract whilst still in high school. The others were Kurtley Beale, Quade Cooper, James O'Connor, Luke Jones and Chris Feauai-Sautia. [1]
He did not make a competitive appearance for the Brumbies in Super Rugby and joined Western Force in 2019 and later joined Melbourne Rebels.
Jooste signed with San Diego Legion for the 2025 Major League Rugby season.
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Brumbies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Brumbies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 AU | Force | 2 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Rebels | 5 | 1 | 4 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Rebels | 10 | 4 | 6 | 356 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 17 | 7 | 10 | 605 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |