Cobus Visagie
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Cobus Visagie is a South Africa
n rugby union
footballer who plays at tighthead prop.
Visagie attended the famous Paul Roos Gymnasium
in Stellenbosch
and then went to study accounting at Stellenbosch University
. He played for the Maties and Western Province. He earned the nickname 'drie' man, or three man because he played number 3 and always asked questions.
He won four Currie Cups with Western Province, the last in 2001 with a home win over The Natal Sharks. He also earned 43 Super 12 caps with The Stormers. He earned 29 caps for his country and was the cornerstone of the Springbok
team that reached the 1999 World Cup Semi Final.
He worked seven years for PricewaterhouseCoopers
as a Chartered Accountant, whilst playing professional rugby for Western Province
and the Stormers
from 1997 to 2003.
Visagie moved to the United Kingdom to play for the English club Saracens
after being passed over for the 2003 World Cup Springbok squad.
He played 121 games for Saracens and was voted 3 consecutive years in the Guinness Premiership team of the season. He also represented the Barbarians (8 caps), World XV (3 caps) and the Southern Hemisphere XV that played in the Tsunami Relief game at Twickenham, before retiring from professional rugby in May 2009.
Visagie is currently Commecial Director at Saracens Rugby Ltd and a Coaching Consultant for Saracens Rugby. He is very active in supporting South African's and South African business in the UK.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer who plays at tighthead prop.
Visagie attended the famous Paul Roos Gymnasium
Paul Roos Gymnasium
Paul Roos Gymnasium is a government school for boys in the town of Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, founded in 1866 as Stellenbosch Gymnasium....
in Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch, Western Cape
Stellenbosch is a town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, situated about east of Cape Town, along the banks of the Eerste Rivier. It is the second oldest European settlement in the province, after Cape Town...
and then went to study accounting at Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University is a public research university situated in the town of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Other nearby universities are the University of Cape Town and University of the Western Cape....
. He played for the Maties and Western Province. He earned the nickname 'drie' man, or three man because he played number 3 and always asked questions.
He won four Currie Cups with Western Province, the last in 2001 with a home win over The Natal Sharks. He also earned 43 Super 12 caps with The Stormers. He earned 29 caps for his country and was the cornerstone of the Springbok
South Africa national rugby union team
The South African national rugby union team are 2009 British and Irish Lions Series winners. They are currently ranked as the fourth best team in the IRB World Rankings and were named 2008 World Team of the Year at the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards.Although South Africa was instrumental...
team that reached the 1999 World Cup Semi Final.
He worked seven years for PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
as a Chartered Accountant, whilst playing professional rugby for Western Province
Western Province (rugby team)
DHL Western Province is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. The team has won the Currie Cup on 32 occasions and has the most supporters of any Currie Cup team...
and the Stormers
Stormers
The Stormers, for sponsorship reasons referred to as DHL Stormers, are a South African rugby union team based in Cape Town competing in the Super Rugby competition . Despite their lack of silverware over the years, their home stadium, Newlands, typically draws the highest average attendance figures...
from 1997 to 2003.
Visagie moved to the United Kingdom to play for the English club Saracens
Saracens F.C.
Saracens are a professional rugby union team based in St. Albans, England – although they play their home games at Vicarage Road, in Watford. They are currently members of the Aviva Premiership, the top level of domestic rugby union in England...
after being passed over for the 2003 World Cup Springbok squad.
He played 121 games for Saracens and was voted 3 consecutive years in the Guinness Premiership team of the season. He also represented the Barbarians (8 caps), World XV (3 caps) and the Southern Hemisphere XV that played in the Tsunami Relief game at Twickenham, before retiring from professional rugby in May 2009.
Visagie is currently Commecial Director at Saracens Rugby Ltd and a Coaching Consultant for Saracens Rugby. He is very active in supporting South African's and South African business in the UK.