Joe van Niekerk (rugby union, born 1989)

Joe van Niekerk
Date of birth	8 December 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Centre
Youth career
2007-2009	Venezia Mestre
Senior career
Years	Team
2009-2010; 2010-2019	Venezia Mestre; Rovigo
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2014	Benetton Treviso
International career
Years	Team
2012	Italy A
Coaching career
Years	Team
2019-	Borsari Badia

Joe van Niekerk (born 8 December 1989) is a former Italian rugby union player of South African origin who played all of his senior career in Italy. After retirement he became a rugby coach at Borsari Badia.^[1]

Club career

In 2007 Joe van Niekerk joined Venezia Mestre where he played for the club's U20 team for two seasons and then moved to play for the 1st team.^[2] In 2010 he joined Rovigo where he spent the rest of his career. In 2014 he played 2 matches for Benetton Treviso. In 2019 he retired from rugby at the age of 28.^[3]

International career

In 2012 Joe van Niekerk played 2 matches for Italy A.

Coaching career

After retirement Joe van Niekerk became a coach of youth teams at Borsari Badia in 2019.^[4] In 2020 he became a senior team coach at Borsari Badia.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Joe Van Niekerk e Vittorio Golfetti alla guida del Badia" (in Italian). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
^ "Joe Van Niekerk al Rovigo" (in Italian). 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
^ "Joe Van Niekerk ha annunciato il ritiro" (in Italian). 27 April 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
^ "Van Niekerk alla Junior Badia" (in Italian). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

External links

Joe van Niekerk at ItsRugby.co.uk
Joe van Niekerk at European Professional Club Rugby
Pro12 profile

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[rovigooggi-1] "Joe Van Niekerk e Vittorio Golfetti alla guida del Badia" (in Italian). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

[2] "Joe Van Niekerk al Rovigo" (in Italian). 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

[3] "Joe Van Niekerk ha annunciato il ritiro" (in Italian). 27 April 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

[4] "Van Niekerk alla Junior Badia" (in Italian). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2021.

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