Pote Human

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Pote Human
Full nameGerhard Human
Date of birth (1959-11-01) 1 November 1959 (age 62)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Eighth man
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
0000 Eastern Province 116 ()
0000 Free State 84 ()
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1977 South Africa Schools
Teams coached
YearsTeam
1996–1997 Griffons
2005–2006 Blue Bulls
2005–2008 Bulls (assistant)
2008–2010 Ricoh Black Rams (assistant)
2011 UP Tuks (assistant)
2012–2013 Griquas
2013–2017 UP Tuks
2016 Blue Bulls U21
2017–2018 Bulls / Blue Bulls (assistant)
2018-2020 Blue Bulls
2019–2020 Bulls
2021–Present Houston SaberCats

Gerhard 'Pote' Human (born 1 November 1959) is a South African rugby union coach. He currently serves as head coach of the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby (MLR), and is the former head coach of the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. As a player, Human was an eighth man. After playing at the Craven Week and for the South Africa Schools team, he went on to have a first class career where he made 116 appearances for Eastern Province and 84 for the Free State. [1]

Coaching

After finishing playing, Human became a coach. He was the head coach of the Griffons in 1996 and 1997, before moving on to UFS Shimlas and the Blue Bulls. [2] He was the head coach of the Blue Bulls team that drew the 2006 Currie Cup final 28–28 with the Free State Cheetahs, and an assistant coach to Heyneke Meyer for the Bulls team that won the 2007 Super 14 competition.

He was the assistant to Todd Louden at the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan in 2008 and 2009, helping them win promotion from the Top East League in his first season and avoiding relegation in the second.

He returned to South Africa to coach the forwards at UP Tuks in 2011 [3] before joining Kimberley-based side Griquas for the 2012 season. After two season at Griquas, [4] Human returned to Pretoria as the head coach for Varsity Cup side UP Tuks, as well as coaching junior teams at the Blue Bulls, taking charge of their Rugby Challenge side in 2017 and being appointed as the Currie Cup team's head coach in 2018. [5]

After Heyneke Meyer was hired as Director of Rugby for the Houston SaberCats in July 2021, it was announced that Human would join the club as head coach on September 6, 2021. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bulls confirm new Currie Cup coach". Sport24. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Griquas names new coach". IOL. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pote Human new UP-Tuks 1 Head Coach". Tuks Rugby. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Human to quit Griquas". Sport24. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Pote Human takes over as Currie Cup head coach of the Blue Bulls". Pretoria East Rekord. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pote Human to join Heyneke Meyer at American Major League outfit". Sport24. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.


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