Wes Goosen
Full name | Wesley Goosen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 20 October 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Wellington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wesley Goosen (born 20 October 1995) is a
Early career
Born in the South African city of
Senior career
Goosen first played provincial rugby for Wellington in the 2014 ITM Cup, making his only appearance in a 25-37 loss at home to Waikato in round 1. In the 2015 ITM Cup, Goosen was a more regular player, scoring 2 tries in 9 matches. Goosen also played in the 2016 Mitre 10 Cup, scoring 4 tries in 11 games.[4]
Super Rugby
Goosen was not named in the Hurricanes squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season; however following an incident in which 5 players breached the franchise's protocols and were subsequently stood down, he made his Super Rugby debut in the number 11 jersey against the Reds. The 20-year old scored with his first touch of the ball in the 14th minute, to help his side record a 29-14 win. He made one further substitute appearance that year.[5][4][6]
Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd promoted Goosen to the senior squad for the franchise's title defense in 2017.[7]
International
Goosen was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2013, and scored a try in their 17-16 victory over Australia.[8] He was also a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which competed in the Oceania Championship in Australia in May 2015; however he didn't make the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Italy.[3][9][10]
Career Honours
Hurricanes
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 24 January 2017[4]
Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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2016 | Hurricanes | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Wes Goosen: Edinburgh sign New Zealand U20 winger for next season". The Scotsman. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Wes Goosen Wellington Lions Player Profile". Wellington Lions. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Wes Goosen hoping for Goats success on Saturday". Club Rugby.co.nz. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Wes Goosen itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Wes Goosen Hurricanes Player Profile". Hurricanes Rugby. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Goosen to debut v Reds as Canes stand down five" (Press release). Hurricanes. 12 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Hurricanes 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "2013 NZ Schools team named". All Blacks.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Wes Goosen All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "New Zealand Under-20 squad named for Oceania Championships". Rugby Heaven. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2017.