Jacques-Louis Potgieter


Jacques-Louis Potgieter is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French side. His regular position is fly-half.

Career

He made his Super 14 debut for the against the in 2007. In 2008 and 2009 he joined the, but was reunited with his team-mates in 2010. For the 2011 season, he joined the.

France

In January 2012, he signed for French Top 14 side Bayonne as a medical joker for the 2011–12 Top 14 season, then signed a one-year full-time contract for the 2012–13 Top 14 season.
Prior to the 2013–14 Rugby Pro D2 season, he joined Dax on a two-year deal, but gained an early release from this contract at the start of 2014.

Return to South Africa

He then returned to the prior to the 2014 Super Rugby season on a two-year contract, which he then extended until October 2016.

Return to France

Potgieter left the Blue Bulls after the 2015 Super Rugby season, joining French Top 14 side. After two seasons at Lyon, he joined their compatriots on a three-year deal.

Education

Potgieter attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside former Bulls teammates Fourie du Preez, Wynand Olivier, Pierre Spies and Derick Kuun, lock Adriaan Fondse, former Stade Français lock Cliff Milton and Titans cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Faf du Plessis.