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.
| Birth name | Roelof Viljoen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 July 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Framesby High School, Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Joggie Viljoen (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editAs 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]
Viljoen toured Argentina and Europe with the Springboks at the end of the 1996 season. He did not play in any test matches but played in three tour matches for the Springboks.[4]
See also
edit- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 644
References
edit- ^ Joggie Viljoen player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2005). South African Rugby Annual 2005. Cape Town: SA Rugby & MWP Media (Pty) Ltd. p. 87.
- ^ "Roelof Viljoen". turbosrugby.co.nz. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1997). Bankfin Annual 1997. Montana Park: SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 59. ISBN 0620209607.
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