Dylan Pieterse

Dylan John Pieterse (born 28 January 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the Leopards in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is lock or flanker.

Not to be confused with Dylan Peterson.

Dylan Pieterse
Full nameDylan John Pieterse
Date of birth (1995-01-28) 28 January 1995
Place of birthKempton Park, South Africa
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6 1⁄2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
SchoolKing Edward VII School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock / Flanker
Current team Leopards
Youth career
2011 Golden Lions
2014–2015 Pumas
2016 Force
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Witbank Ferros 4 (0)
2016 Cottesloe 16 (20)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Eastern Province Kings 5 (0)
2017 Boland Cavaliers 5 (0)
2019 Austin Elite 7 (0)
2019 Leopards 5 (0)
2020- Old Glory DC ()
Correct as of 25 August 2019

Early life

Pieterse was born in Kempton Park and attended King Edward VII School in Johannesburg. In 2011, he was selected to represent the Golden Lions at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament held in Queenstown, where he made two appearances.[2]

He played first team rugby for KES in 2012[3] and 2013,[4] but did not earn any further provincial callups.

2014–2015 : Pumas / Witbank Ferros

Pieterse spent some time training at the Blue Bulls academy,[5] before joining the Nelspruit-based Pumas for the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He made seven appearances for the Pumas U19 team in Group B of the competition, scoring seven tries, the most by a Pumas player in the competition.[6] He scored two tries in his first match, a 40–27 victory over SWD U19[7] and a hat-trick of tries in their Round Five match against Border U19 in a 60–29 victory.[8] Further tries against Limpopo Blue Bulls U19[9] and Griffons U19[10] followed as he helped the Pumas to finish in fourth spot on the log.[11] The Pumas lost to the Falcons U19 in Pieterse's home town of Kempton Park in the final,[12] but he received a personal accolade after the season by being voted the Pumas' Under-19 player of the Year.[13]

At the start of 2015, Pieterse played amateur club rugby, making four appearances for the Witbank Ferros during the Community Cup competition. The team failed to qualify from Pool D, winning just one of their four matches.[14]

He rejoined the Pumas in the second half of the year, starting five matches for the Pumas U21 side during the Under-21 Provincial Championship. He weighed in with two tries – in victories over Border U21[15] and Griffons U21[16] – to help the Pumas win all seven of their matches in the regular season to top the log.[17] The team did not take part in the title play-offs, however, since they were deducted all their log points after fielding ineligible players during the competition.[18]

2016: Western Force / Cottesloe

Pieterse moved to Australia to join the Perth-based Western Force's Future Force program,[5] also playing club rugby for Cottesloe in the Premier Grade,[19] the premier league in Western Australia.[20] He made sixteen appearances in the competitions, and scored four tries – a brace against Wanneroo[21] was followed by one try against Associates in his next match[22] and another against UWA[23] later in the competition. He helped the team reach the semi-finals of the competition, where they lost to Wests Scarborough.[24]

2016: Eastern Province Kings

He returned to South Africa to join the Eastern Province Kings prior to the 2016 Currie Cup.[25] He came on as a replacement in their third match of the competition,[26] a 6–36 defeat to Western Province,[27] before being promoted to the starting lineup in their midweek match against Griquas.[28] He also started matches against the Free State Cheetahs,[29] Sharks[30] and former team the Pumas,[31] but could not help his team achieve a victory in the competition, losing all eight of their matches to finish bottom of the log.[32]

References
  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dylan Pieterse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Squad – Lions : 2011 U16 Grant Khomo Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. "Jeppe rule in Jo'burg". Rugby365. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. "KES meet Jeppe". Rugby365. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  5. "West is Best for Dylan Pieterse on his Future Force journey" (Press release). Western Force. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2014 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pumas U19 40-27 SWD U19". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border U19 29-60 Pumas U19". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pumas U19 25-43 Limpopo BB U19". South African Rugby Union. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  10. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pumas U19 43-40 Griffons U19". South African Rugby Union. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  11. "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  12. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke U19 35-19 Pumas U19". South African Rugby Union. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  13. "KES Old Boys scoop 2014 rugby awards!". King Edward VII School. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  14. "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Cell C Community Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  15. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pumas U21 26-11 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  16. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons U21 14-55 Pumas U21". South African Rugby Union. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  17. "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  18. "Pumas Under-21s found guilty of breaching SARU Player Regulations". South African Rugby Union. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  19. "Rugby Link: Player Match Report". RugbyLink. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  20. "Future Force Foundation Update" (Press release). Western Force. 26 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  21. "Wanneroo 21-55 Cottesloe". Rugby Link. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  22. "Cottesloe 40-10 Associates". Rugby Link. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  23. "Cottesloe 30-20 UWA". Rugby Link. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  24. "Wests Scarborough 26-9 Cottesloe". Rugby Link. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  25. "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province : 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  26. "Sky's the limit for lock Pieterse". Herald Live. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  27. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 6-36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  28. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 47-24 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  29. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 57-25 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  30. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 53-0 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  31. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 30-38 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  32. "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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