Johan Goosen
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| Full name | Johannes Lodewikus Goosen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 July 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Burgersdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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
Goosen then signed for French giants
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
- Top 14 winner 2015–16
- European Rugby Champions Cup runner up 2015–16
Montpellier
- European Rugby Challenge Cup winner 2020-21
Bulls
URC Gilbert Golden Boot award for 2022/2023 season.
References
- ^ "SA Under-20 squad named". Sport24. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Johan Goosen ruled out of Super Rugby". SuperXV.com. 29 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Goosen blow for SA Rugby". Sport24. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Goosen injures knee ligaments in Australia". ESPN Scrum. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ^ "Goosen au Racing Métro" (in French). BFMTV. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Johannes Goosen jusqu'en 2020 !" (Press release) (in French). Racing 92. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Johan Goosen annonce qu'il arrête sa carrière, doit-on y croire ?" (Press release) (in French). Racing 92. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Guinness PRO14 Round 20 – Johan Goosen makes his Guinness PRO14 debut". Toyota Free State Cheetahs. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Montpellier owner hints Goosen may come out of retirement". ESPN. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Bulls confirm Johan Goosen signing". Planet Rugby. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Johan Goosen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk profile