Full name | Pieter Hugo Kloppers | ||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 14 October 1988 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Worcester, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
School | Worcester Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||
University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
Current status | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Pumas | ||||||||||||||||
Playing career | |||||||||||||||||
Position | Lock | ||||||||||||||||
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Youth clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | ||
2004–2006 2007–2009 |
Boland Cavaliers Western Province |
Amateur clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2009–2013 | Maties | 27 | (15) |
Professional / senior clubs | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2010 2013–2014 2013 2014–2015 2016–present |
Western Province Young Lions Golden Lions Griquas Pumas |
4 12 4 32 18 |
(0) (5) (0) (10) (0) |
Correct as of 9 October 2016
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National team(s) | |||
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Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2012 | South Africa Students | 2 | (5) |
Correct as of 18 May 2014
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Pieter Hugo Kloppers (born 14 October 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Pumas. His regular position is lock.
He represented Boland Cavaliers at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2004 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2006.
He then joined Western Province and played for their Under-19 team in 2007 and their Under-21 team in 2008 and 2009.
He was a regular for the Maties Varsity Cup team, playing for them in their title-winning seasons in 2009 and 2010, as well as in 2011 and 2012.
He was included in the Western Province squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition and made his first class debut in their 28–23 victory over Eastern Province. His first start came a month later when he was selected as the starting lock in their match against SWD Eagles.
He joined the Golden Lions side for 2013. He made four appearances for them in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in the final against the Pumas, which the Lions won 42–28. He was included in their squad for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division and made his Currie Cup debut in their first match of the season, a narrow 29–30 loss to the Free State Cheetahs.