Pote Human

Gerhard 'Pote' Human (born (1959-11-01)1 November 1959) is a South African rugby union coach. He is the head coach of the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. As a player, Human was an eighth man. After playing at the Craven Week and for the South Africa Schools team, he went on to have a first class career where he made 116 appearances for Eastern Province and 84 for the Free State.[1]

Pote Human
Full nameGerhard Human
Date of birth (1959-11-01) 1 November 1959
Rugby union career
Position(s) Eighth man
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
0000 Eastern Province 116 ()
0000 Free State 84 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1977 South Africa Schools
Teams coached
Years Team
1996–1997 Griffons
(head coach)
0000 UFS Shimlas
2005–2006 Blue Bulls
(head coach)
2005–2008 Bulls
(forwards coach)
2008–2010 Ricoh Black Rams
(forwards coach)
2011 UP Tuks
(forwards coach)
2012–2013 Griquas
(head coach)
2013–2017 UP Tuks
(head coach)
2016 Blue Bulls U21
(head coach)
2017–2018 Bulls / Blue Bulls
(forwards coach)
2018–present Blue Bulls
(head coach)
2019–present Bulls
(head coach)

After finishing playing, Human became a coach. He was the head coach of the Griffons in 1996 and 1997, before moving on to UFS Shimlas and the Blue Bulls.[2] He was the head coach of the Blue Bulls team that drew the 2006 Currie Cup final 28–28 with the Free State Cheetahs, and an assistant coach to Heyneke Meyer for the Bulls team that won the 2007 Super 14 competition.

He was the assistant to Todd Louden at the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan in 2008 and 2009, helping them win promotion from the Top East League in his first season and avoiding relegation in the second.

He returned to South Africa to coach the forwards at UP Tuks in 2011[3] before joining Kimberley-based side Griquas for the 2012 season. After two season at Griquas,[4] Human returned to Pretoria as the head coach for Varsity Cup side UP Tuks, as well as coaching junior teams at the Blue Bulls, taking charge of their Rugby Challenge side in 2017 and being appointed as the Currie Cup team's head coach in 2018.[5]

References
  1. "Bulls confirm new Currie Cup coach". Sport24. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. "Griquas names new coach". IOL. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. "Pote Human new UP-Tuks 1 Head Coach". Tuks Rugby. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. "Human to quit Griquas". Sport24. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. "Pote Human takes over as Currie Cup head coach of the Blue Bulls". Pretoria East Rekord. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.


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