Johann Sadie (born 23 January 1989 in
Malmesbury
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, South Africa) is a professional South African
rugby union
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player. He usually plays as a
centre
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and currently plays for
French
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Top 14
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side .
Rugby career
Stormers / Western Province
Sadie started off his career playing for in 2010, however stiff competition from
Springboks' Jean de Villiers
Jean de Villiers (born 24 February 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He started his career at wing, but played most of his career as an inside centre. De Villiers previously played for Western Province in th ...
,
Jaque Fourie
Jaque Fourie (born 4 March 1983) is a South African former professional rugby union player. He was a versatile backline player whose usual position was in the centres. He was a member of the 2007 Rugby World Cup winning team, playing at outside ...
and
Juan de Jongh in his chosen position meant that he moved.
Bulls / Blue Bulls
He joined the for the
2012 Super Rugby season
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. His time in
Pretoria
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Pretoria strad ...
was not a happy one and he only managed 10
Super Rugby
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appearances and 3 games in the
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup () is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier domestic competition, four South African franc ...
.
Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs
He joined the after the
2012 Currie Cup Premier Division
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and made an instant impact in
Bloemfontein
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scoring 5 tries during the
2013 Super Rugby season
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.
Agen
After the
2015 Super Rugby season
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, he joined French
Top 14
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side on a two-year deal.
International
Sadie represented
South Africa U20 at the
2009 IRB Junior World Championship
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in Japan scoring 1 try in 4 matches.
References
1989 births
Living people
People from Malmesbury, Western Cape
Afrikaner people
South African rugby union players
Stormers players
Rugby union centres
Bulls (rugby union) players
Blue Bulls players
Cheetahs (rugby union) players
Free State Cheetahs players
Western Province (rugby union) players
Stellenbosch University alumni
Alumni of Paarl Gimnasium
South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
21st-century South African sportsmen
NTT DoCoMo Red Hurricanes Osaka players
Rugby union players from the Western Cape
Stellenbosch RFC players
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