Hugo Kloppers
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pieter Hugo Kloppers | ||
| Born | 14 October 1988 Worcester, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Worcester Gymnasium | ||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Lock | ||
| Current club | Pumas | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–06 | Boland Cavaliers | ||
| 2007–09 | Western Province | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–13 | Maties | 27 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2010 | Western Province | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–14 | Golden Lions | 16 | (5) |
| 2014–15 | Griquas | 32 | (10) |
| 2016– | Pumas | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2012 | S.A. Students | 2 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 October 2015. |
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Pieter Hugo Kloppers (born 14 October 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Pumas.[1] His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth
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.
Varsity Cup
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.
Western Province
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.[2] His first start came a month later when he was selected as the starting lock in their match against SWD Eagles.[3]
Lions
He joined the Golden Lions side for 2013.[4] 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.[5] He was included in their squad for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division[6] and made his Currie Cup debut in their first match of the season, a narrow 29–30 loss to the Free State Cheetahs.[7]
Griquas
In July 2014, Kloppers was released from his contract with the Golden Lions and he joined Kimberley-based side Griquas prior to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division competition, where he made nine appearances.[8]
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