Rudi Coetzee

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Rudi Coetzee

Born	(1981-04-16) 16 April 1981 (age 45) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Rugby union career
Position Centre Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2006–2011 CS Bourgoin-Jallieu 77 (50) 2011–2012 USA Perpignan 25 (50) 2012–2014 FC Grenoble 2 (5) Correct as of 14 November 2012 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2005 Golden Lions 6 (5) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2005 Lions 12 (10) 2006 Bulls 2 (0)

Rudi Coetzee (born 16 April 1981) is a South African rugby union player. His position is centre and he currently plays for FC Grenoble in the Top 14.

Career

He began his career with Lions in his native South Africa before moving to CS Bourgoin-Jallieu in 2006. He played with Bourgoin until January 2011. He joined USA Perpignan in January 2011, scoring six tries in the following season, before moving to newly promoted Grenoble in the summer of 2012. He would retire from professional rugby in 2014.

After retiring from professional rugby, he began studying at Nelson Mandela University in Gqeberha to pursue his Bachelor of Science Undergraduate Degree in Quantity Surveying (2015-2017).

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