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WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA
Picture Coetzee - powerhouse hooker. (Getty Images)

DANIE COETZEE

Born: 02.09.77
Height: 6ft
Weight: 17st 2lb
Position: Hooker
Club: Bulls
Caps: 8
Points: 5

A powerhouse hooker who has represented South Africa U21 and A teams, Coetzee is an all-round performer who defends well and is an accurate thrower in line-outs.

His Super 12 performances for the Bulls in 2002 were such that he was soon called up to make his Test debut, which he did in July of that year against Samoa.

Scored his only Test try against Argentina and the 25-year-old will start as South Africa's first-choice hooker ahead of Dale Santon and John Smit.

Works well alongside Bulls team-mate Richard Bands and looks set for a long run in the number two jersey.

Was sin-binned against Australia in the Tri-Nations encounter in Brisbane in August for repeated infringements at the ruck.




Team Sections
Pool C Standings
England 19
South Africa 15
Samoa 10
Uruguay 4
Georgia 0
Springbok Fixtures
72-6 v Uruguay
6-25 v England
46-19 v Georgia
60-10 v Samoa
9-29 v New Zealand
Player Profiles
Richard Bands
De Wet Barry
Christo Bezuidenhout
Selborne Boome
Bakkies Botha
Schalk Burger
Danie Coetzee
Neil de Kock
Thinus Delport
Jaque Fourie
Werner Greeff
Derick Hougaard
Louis Koen
Corne Krige
Ricardo Loubscher
Victor Matfield
Jorrie Muller
Breyton Paulse
Faan Rautenbach
Danie Rossouw
Dale Santon
Lawrence Sephaka
Hendro Scholtz
John Smit
Jaun Smith
Stefan Terblanche
Joost van der Westhuizen
Jaco van der Westhuyzen
Joe van Niekerk
Ashwin Willemse
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