JP Pietersen
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jon-Paul Roger Pietersen | ||
| Born |
12 July 1986 Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog. Witbank | ||
| Relatives | Dusty Noble, Howard Noble (cousins) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Wing / Centre / Fullback | ||
| Current club | Leicester Tigers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2005–2012 | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 42 | (85) |
| 2006–2016 | Sharks | 137 | (195) |
| 2013–2016 | Panasonic Wild Knights | 25 | (70) |
| 2016–present | Leicester Tigers | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2006–present | South Africa | 70 | (120) |
| 2015 | Springbok XV | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 July 2016. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 23 July 2016.
† Appearances (Points).
Jon-Paul Roger "JP" Pietersen (born 12 July 1986 in Stellenbosch, South Africa) is a South African rugby union footballer. He generally plays fullback or wing for Leicester Tigers in the English Premiership. He played in 69 tests for the Springboks.
Pietersen was educated at the Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog in Witbank, but made his provincial debut with the Sharks as a 19-year-old during the 2005 Currie Cup season. His 2006 Super 14 season was disrupted by injuries but despite this, he was included in the South African under-21 team to compete at the 2006 Under 21 Rugby World Championship. South Africa made the final, but were defeated by the hosts, France. Upon arriving back to South Africa after the under-21 World Championship he was named in the Springboks' 2006 Tri Nations Series squad where he debuted against New Zealand at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg.
Pietersen's deceptive pace and gliding runs make him an unpredictable back-line player, with the ability to break the line at will and create attacking opportunities for his team. He is also a clinical finisher, and was the leading try scorer in the 2007 Super 14 competition with 12 tries from 15 games. Pietersen remains a firm fan favourite for the unpredictable and exciting dimension his play brings to the team. Before the emergence of Francois Steyn at the Sharks franchise, Pietersen was seen as the ideal replacement for Percy Montgomery as fullback, however with Steyn being able to play at fullback, wing or fly-half, Pietersen focused on wing as his primary position, and it is in this role that most of his appearances have been made for club and country.
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