Obert Nortjé

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Obert Nortjé
Full nameObert Daniell Nortjé
Date of birth (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Windhoek, Namibia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Peñarol
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–2018 Welwitschias 15 (0)
2020− Peñarol 1 (0)
Correct as of 22 July 2018
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2017–present Namibia 15 (15)
Correct as of 14 September 2019

Obert Daniell Nortjé (born 17 April 1997) is a Namibian rugby union player for the Namibian national team and for the Welwitschias in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is hooker.

Rugby career

Nortjé was born in Windhoek. He made his test debut for Namibia in 2017 against Senegal and represented the Welwitschias in the South African domestic Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge since 2017.

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