Danie Poolman
| Full name | Daniel Johannes George Poolman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Wing | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2010–2012 2012–2017 |
Western Province Connacht |
25 71 |
(35) (105) |
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Correct as of 19 July 2016
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| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2011–2012 | Stormers | 10 | (5) |
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Correct as of 29 July 2012
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Danie Poolman (born 10 March 1989) is a professional rugby union player from South Africa. Poolman plays for Buccaneers RFC in the All-Ireland League. He played for Irish provincial side Connacht Rugby in the Pro12 until 2017. He primarily plays on the wing or in the centre. Born in Pretoria, he formerly played for Western Province in South Africa's Currie Cup, and Super Rugby side the Stormers. Qualified to play for Ireland by residence since 2015, Poolman indicated his intention to do so.
Poolman played schoolboy rugby for Paul Roos Gymnasium and was included in the Western Province Under-18 side at the 2007 Craven Week tournament. Western Province progressed to the unofficial final match against the Free State Cheetahs, but lost the match 52–3. He played for the Western Province U19 side in 2008 and for their Under-21 sides in 2009 and 2010. He finished as the top try scorer in the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, scoring 17 tries in just 14 appearances.
He also played Varsity Cup rugby for Maties in the 2010 Varsity Cup competition. He started in all nine of Maties' matches in the competition and scored six tries, including a try early in the second half of the final, helping Maties beat local rivals UCT Ikey Tigers 17–14 to clinch the Varsity Cup for a third consecutive season.
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