Riaan Viljoen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Tjoppie | ||
| Born | 1 April 1983 Carletonville, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Klerksdorp High School, South Africa | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fullback / Flyhalf / Wing | ||
| Current club | Sunwolves | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–03 | Template:Rut Natal Sharks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2005–07 | Falcons | 57 | (218) |
| 2008–11 | Griquas | 74 | (308) |
| 2009–11 | Cheetahs | 26 | (45) |
| 2010 | → Free State Cheetahs | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–13 | Sharks | 23 | (40) |
| 2012–13 | Template:Rut Natal Sharks | 11 | (24) |
| 2013–15 | NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes | 28 | (97) |
| 2015 | Griquas | 14 | (25) |
| 2016– | Sunwolves | 0 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2009 | South Africa | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 October 2015. |
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Riaan Viljoen (born 1 April 1983) is a professional South African rugby union rugby player, currently playing with Japanese Super Rugby side the Sunwolves. 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.
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
- Tour matches: 2
- Total Springbok matches: 2
- Win ratio:
- Tours:
- France, Italy, Ireland & England, 2009.
- North West Craven Week 2001.
- Griquas Currie Cup 2008.
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