Deon Stegmann
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gideon Johannes Stegmann | ||
| Nickname | Steggies | ||
| Born |
22 March 1986 Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey College, Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker | ||
| Current club | Honda Heat | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| 2005–2006 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2007–2016 | Blue Bulls | 76 | (85) |
| 2008–2016 | Bulls | 96 | (45) |
| 2016–present | Honda Heat | 4 | (10) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | South Africa | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 15 January 2017. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 15 January 2017.
† Appearances (Points).
Gideon Johannes Stegmann (born 22 March 1986) is a professional South African rugby union player, who plays as an openside flank for Honda Heat in the Japanese Top League. He made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls in 2008 at the age of 21.
Stegmann is a classic fetcher with a low centre of gravity who is thriving under the new law interpretations- and his anticipation, together with his toughness, is a huge asset for the Bulls. He made the number 6 jersey his own in 2008 after playing in every Super 14 match and being awarded Bulls Forward of the Year in 2008.
He has been one of the Super Rugby's best openside flankers from 2008 to 2011. He is one of the hardest-working players in the Bulls’ squad, as well as a superb team player with a very high work rate, regularly leading the tackle count, turnover and work rate stats for the Bulls. He has a time of 10.8 seconds in the 100 metre sprint.
At the Bulls, Stegmann plays in a back row combination together with Springbok flank, Dewald Potgieter and Springbok number 8, Pierre Spies, winning 2 Super 14 titles in 2 successive years as well as the Currie Cup.
In 2013, he signed a contract extension to keep him at the Blue Bulls until 2015.
Stegmann attended South Africa’s top-ranked rugby school:Grey College, Bloemfontein, where he was selected for the SA schools team. During high school he was a track and field athlete and played number 8 (as well as flank) in Grey College's First XV loose trio, alongside Springbok and Cheetahs flank Heinrich Brüssow, and Cheetahs now Irish international flank Richardt Strauss. Tertiary education: UNISA.
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