Johan Herbst


Johan David Herbst is a former South African rugby union player, who played first class rugby between 2011 and 2016. He played for, the and the in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and made one appearance for the in Super Rugby. His regular position is scrum-half or wing.
He retired in 2016 to become a fleet controller at a transport business.

Career

2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season

He was included in the squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season. However, he was just included in the matchday squad for the first game of the season against the, coming off the bench to make his Super Rugby debut. He returned to for their 2013 Vodacom Cup campaign, but suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury after three appearances and was ruled out for the remainder of the Super Rugby season.

Pumas

He moved to the for the start of the 2014 season, but missed the entire season through injury.
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating 24–7 in the final. Herbst made seven appearances during the season, scoring one try.

Varsity Cup

He also played for in the 2009 and 2010 Varsity Cup competitions.