Johan Bardoul (born 16 June 1987) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as a loose forward for the Coca-Cola Red Sparks in the Top Challenge League. Despite a long and illustrious career Johan still maintains a desire to represent Te Awamutu Sports as the pinnacle of Waikato club rugby[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Full name | Johan Bardoul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 June 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Te Awamutu, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editBardoul started out his senior career with Waikato, however a lack of game time saw him join the Bay of Plenty Steamers in 2013.[6] The Steamers were relegated from the ITM Cup Premier Division in 2013 and then finished bottom of the Championship the following year, however Bardoul's own personal performances were strong. He was called up to the Chiefs wider training group towards the end of the 2013 Super Rugby season to cover for the injured Michael Leitch[6] and won a full-time contract in 2015.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Johan Bardoul Bay of Plenty Steamers Player Profile" (PDF). BoP Rugby. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Johan Bardoul itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Johan Bardoul ESPN Scrum Player Profile". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Chiefs 2015 Squad Naming" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Chiefs announce full squad". Chiefs rugby. 29 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Rugby: Bardoul ready for Chiefs challenge". New Zealand Herald. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2014.