Johan Goosen

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Johan Goosen
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Full nameJohannes Lodewikus Goosen
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Burgersdorp, South Africa
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SchoolGrey College
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Rugby union career
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PositionTemplate:Pluralize from text Fly-half / Fullback /Outside Centre
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Youth career
2005 Template:Rut
2008–2010 Template:Rut
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Template:Rut 1 (0)
2011–2014 Template:Rut 17 (143)
2012–2014 Template:Rut 27 (331)
2014–2016 Template:Rut 51 (237)
2018 Template:Rut 3 (10)
2018–2021 Template:Rut 35 (53)
2021– Template:Rut 8 (99)
2021– Template:Rut 51 (378)
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International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 South Africa U20 5 (79)
2012–2016 Template:Nrut 13 (25)
2014 Springbok XV 1 (9)
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Johannes Lodewikus Goosen (born 27 July 1992) is a South African professional rugby union player. He plays as a fly-half, full-back or centre for the Bulls and the Blue Bulls, competing in the United Rugby Championship and the Currie Cup.

Career

Youth

He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship[1] and was also named in the squad for the 2012 tournament, but had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury sustained on 28 April in a Super Rugby match against the Highlanders.[2] At the time of his injury, Goosen was the leading points scorer in his debut season of super rugby with 145 points from 9 games. The total included 3 tries, 17 conversions, 31 penalties and a drop goal.[3]

International debut

Goosen made his South African debut on 8 September 2012 against Australia in a 26–19 defeat in Perth. He came off the bench as replacement fly half for Morné Steyn in the 59th minute of the game. The following two weekends he was in the starting line-up for the Springboks as fly-half, where he performed well. Unfortunately he suffered a knee injury on 18 March 2013 during a Cheetah training session in Sydney[4] and he also missed the rest of the Springboks' Test matches in 2013.

Departure to France and temporary career-ending

Goosen signed a three-year deal with French Top 14 side Racing 92 for the 2014–15 Top 14 season.[5] In the final of the 2015–16 Top 14 season Goosen scored three penalties as Racing defeated Toulon. Despite later signing a contract extension to remain in Paris until 2020,[6] he later announced his retirement from rugby in December 2016 to take up a role as a commercial director at an agricultural company in South Africa.[7] Goosen has since opened up about believing this decision to have been a mistake.

Return to rugby

Goosen made his return to competitive rugby in April 2018 when he was named in the matchday squad for the Template:Rut' match against Munster in Round 20 of the Pro14 competition.[8]

Goosen then signed for French giants Montpellier back in the Top 14 competition ahead of the 2018–19 season.[9] The club reportedly paid around €1.5 million to buy him out from his Racing contract. He rewarded the faith by helping his team toward winning the European Challenge Cup in 2021, putting in a man-of-the-match performance against Leicester in the final.

On 16 April 2021, Goosen returned to South Africa to sign for the Bulls for the next season.[10]

Style of play

Being able to play at several positions (fly-half, centre and full-back), he can usually be described as a utility back.

Honours

Racing 92

Montpellier

Bulls

URC Gilbert Golden Boot award for 2022/2023 season.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SA Under-20 squad named". Sport24. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johan Goosen ruled out of Super Rugby". SuperXV.com. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Goosen blow for SA Rugby". Sport24. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Goosen injures knee ligaments in Australia". ESPN Scrum. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Goosen au Racing Métro" (in français). BFMTV. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johannes Goosen jusqu'en 2020 !" (Press release) (in français). Racing 92. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Johan Goosen annonce qu'il arrête sa carrière, doit-on y croire ?" (Press release) (in français). Racing 92. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Guinness PRO14 Round 20 – Johan Goosen makes his Guinness PRO14 debut". Toyota Free State Cheetahs. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Montpellier owner hints Goosen may come out of retirement". ESPN. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bulls confirm Johan Goosen signing". Planet Rugby. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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