Pierre Schoeman (born 7 May 1994) is a professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in South Africa, he represents

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at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.

Professional career

Youth

As a scholar at

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, Schoeman represented the at various youth tournaments. He played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the 2011 and 2012 Under-18

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tournaments. Schoeman then represented the side in the

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and

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Under-19 Provincial Championships.

Club

Schoeman made his first class debut during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He started in the ' 24–26 defeat to eventual champions . He remained in the starting line-up for their next match in the competition against the . In April 2018, it was announced that Schoeman would join Scottish

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club

prior to the

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on a three-year contract. In December 2019, Pierre won the Outstanding Man of the Match performance with rivals

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in the second leg of the prestigious

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, this brought the score to one victory each leaving it all to play for in May 2020.

International

His performances in the Craven Week competition in South Africa led to his inclusion in the South African Schools side in 2011, playing one match against

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. He was once again selected in the South African Schools side in 2012. He played in (and captained) the side in their matches against France and Wales and played off the bench in their match against England. In 2014, he was selected in the South Africa Under-20 side for the

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. He was the first points scorer for his side at the tournament, getting an 18th-minute try to help the side to a victory over

. In October 2021 he was named as part of the

training squad for the Autumn nations series, having qualified to play for Scotland through residency. He was subsequently selected for the 42 player full squad for the series. He was selected to start versus

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in the match scheduled for 29 October 2021. He made his

debut against

on 30 October 2021. Scotland won the match 60 - 14, with Schoeman scoring a try. He played in all five games during the

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, scoring a try in the final match against Ireland. In 2023 Schoeman was selected in the 33 player squad for the

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in France.

British and Irish Lions

In May 2025 Schoeman was selected by Head Coach

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for the 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia. He made his Lions debut during the first warm-up match, a 24-28 defeat to

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, on 20 June 2025, becoming Lion #868.https://www.instagram.com/p/DLLLyR3MG2M/?img_index=8

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schoeman, Pierre 1994 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players South African rugby union players Rugby union players from Mbombela Rugby union props Blue Bulls players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Bulls (rugby union) players Edinburgh Rugby players Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom South African expatriate rugby union players in Scotland 2023 Rugby World Cup players Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Naturalised rugby union players