Stephan Coetzee

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Stephan Coetzee
Full nameStephanus Hendrik Coetzee
Date of birth (1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Worcester, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb; 16 st 7 lb)
School Paarl Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Seattle Seawolves
Youth career
2008–2013 Western Province
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2014 Western Province 17 (0)
2014 Stormers 7 (0)
2015 Griquas 1 (0)
2015 Cheetahs 11 (0)
2016–2017 Sharks XV 23 (25)
2017 Sharks 3 (0)
2017–2018 Southern Kings 18 (0)
2019–present Seattle Seawolves 18 (40)
Correct as of 6 May 2018

Stephanus Hendrik Coetzee (born 9 January 1992 in Worcester) is a South African rugby union player for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR) in the United States. [1] [2] [3] [4] His regular playing position is hooker.

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Career

Youth

Coetzee represented Western Province at various youth levels, playing at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2008, the Under-18 Academy Week in 2009 and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2010. He joined the Western Province Rugby Institute in 2011 and played for Western Province U19 in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and for Western Province U21 in the 2012 and 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions, winning the competition in 2013 and scoring two tries during the season. [5]

Western Province / Stormers

He was included in the Western Province squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup and made his senior debut when he started in their opening match of the season against neighbours Boland Cavaliers in Ceres. [6] He played in eight matches during the competition, starting six of them.[ citation needed ]

After one more appearance during the 2014 Vodacom Cup, [7] Coetzee was flown to New Zealand to link up with the Stormers' Super Rugby squad for their match against the Chiefs, [8] following a torn calf muscle suffered by first-choice hooker Scarra Ntubeni. Coetzee was subsequently named on the bench for the clash. [9]

Griquas

He moved to Kimberley for the 2015 season to join Griquas. [10]

Seattle Seawolves

Coetzee joined Major League Rugby side Seattle Seawolves prior to the 2019 season., [11] having a prominent performance with 8 tries assists in regular season and qualifying seawolves to playoff for the second time.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Stephan Coetzee". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Scoresway Player Profile Stephan Coetzee". Scoresway. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "It's Rugby Player Profile Stephan Coetzee". It's Rugby. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Union Sports Group Player Profile Stephan Coetzee". Union Sports Group. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "WP U21 confirms their dominance in Newlands final". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Regent Boland Cavaliers 17–17 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 16–8 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hooker Coetzee NZ-bound". Stormers. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ton-up De Villiers to lead DHL Stormers". Stormers. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Griekwas gaps WP-duo" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Former Super Rugby and Pro14 Hooker Stephan Coetzee Joins Seawolves Ranks" (Press release). Seattle Seawolves. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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