Riaan Viljoen (born 1 April 1983) is a professional South African rugby union rugby player, currently playing with Japanese Super Rugby side the Sunwolves and Top League West side NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes. He was born in Carletonville, South Africa and his first tour with the Springboks was to France, Italy, Ireland and England in late 2009 where he played in two touring matches. He signed with the Sharks for the 2012 and the 2013 Super Rugby tournaments.
| Date of birth | 1 April 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Carletonville, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Klerksdorp High School, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2013, he signed a deal to play in the Top League in Japan for NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes.[1] For 2016 he joined the new Japanese Super Rugby team Sunwolves.
Honours
edit- Tour matches: 2
- Total Springbok matches: 2
- Win ratio:
- Tours:
- France, Italy, Ireland & England, 2009.
- North West Craven Week 2001.
- Griquas Currie Cup 2008.
References
edit- ^ "Riaan Viljoen rejoint NTT-Docomo Red Hurricanes". Japon Rugby (in French). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
External links
edit- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Riaan Viljoen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- Cheetahs Profile
- Riaan Viljoen at ESPNscrum
- Riaan Viljoen at ItsRugby.co.uk
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