Joggie Viljoen (rugby union, born 1976)

Roelof 'Joggie' Viljoen (born 22 July 1976)[1] is a South African rugby union footballer who played at scrum-half for the South Africa national rugby union team during the late 1990s. Viljoen, a native of South Africa's Eastern Cape Province, currently resides in New Zealand.

Joggie Viljoen
Birth nameRoelof Viljoen
Date of birth (1976-07-22) 22 July 1976
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, Eastern Cape
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
SchoolFramesby High School, Port Elizabeth
Notable relative(s)Joggie Viljoen (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrumhalf
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Northern Transvaal 1 (5)
1996–1999 Western Province 43 ()
1999–2000 Northland 15 (5)
2001 South Western Districts 14 (15)
2002–2006 Falcons 54 (25)
2007–2008 Manawatu 27 ()
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
1998–99, 2001 Stormers 17 (25)
2000 Hurricanes 7 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996 South Africa

Playing career

As a schoolboy, Viljoen represented the Eastern Province at three consecutive Craven Week tournaments, from 1992 to 1994 and was selected for the South African Schools team in 1993 and 1994. He started his senior career in 1995 with Northern Transvaal, playing one game for the union. He then moved to Western Province, followed by Northland in New Zealand and back in South Africa with South Western Districts and finally the Falcons. He also played Super Rugby for the Stormers and the Hurricanes. In late 2006, Viljoen moved again to New Zealand where he was the first choice scrum-half for Manawatu in the NPC.[2][3]

See also

References
  1. Joggie Viljoen player profile Scrum.com
  2. Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 87.
  3. User, Super. "Roelof Viljoen". www.turbosrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 21 June 2020.


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