Personal Overview

André-Pierré Gouws

9 Cluver Street, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa

E: ap.gouws2015@gmail.com  C: 082-341-5080/082-523-1550

Professional Summary

Coming from a small rural town in South Africa, playing rugby overseas has always been the dream. I am a determined and hardworking individual with a great passion for the game. I wish to be able to express myself on the next stepping stone of my rugby career. I aspire to represent a semi-professional rugby club to be able to improve my skills to the best of my ability and enrich myself with an experience of a lifetime. After experiencing rugby abroad in 2019 I feel like i've improved my skill set and therefore I'm ready for a challenge at a higher level.

Name: André-Pierre Gouws

Date of birth: 30 July 1996

Nationality: South Africa

High school: Hermanus High

University: Stellenbosch University

Achievements

High School Achievements

HEADBOY OF HERMANUS HIGHSCHOOL ‘14

SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR ‘14

BOLAND PROVINCIAL SEVENS ‘14

BOLAND CRAVENWEEK RUGBY ‘14

HERMANUS HIGHSCHOOL 1^ST TEAM RUGBY 13/14

HERMANUS HIGHSCHOOL 1^ST TEAM RUGBY CAPTAIN 2014

BOLAND UNDER 18 CAPTAIN VS ITALY ‘14

University Achievements

JUNIOR MATIES ‘15

JUNIOR MATIES WP LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ‘15

YOUNG GUNS VARSITY CUP UNDER 20 RUGBY ‘16

CRAVENS RUGBY (UNDER 21A MATIES) 16/17, 17/18

VICTORIANS RUGBY (SENIOR 2^ND TEAM MATIES) 16/17, 17/18

1 CAP FOR MATIES 1^ST TEAM ‘16

MATIES PRESIDENTS CUP SQUAD ‘17

MATIES SEVENS SQUAD ‘17

Player Profile

Position: Centre/Fullback

Height: 1.81m (8’94’’)

Weight: 90kg (198 lbs)

Previous clubs: *Maties Rugby Club- Western Cape, South Africa

(2015-2018: played over 70 games for Maties Rugby Club)

 * Stockholm Exiles RFC, Sweden (2019: Played 12 games, Stockholm 10’s Champions, Swedish League Champions)

Right Footed Goalkicker

Previous Clubs

• 2019 - Stockholm Exiles

Coaching References

References

●        Wylie Seroot (Boland Craven Week 2014 rugby Head Coach)

See attached reference letter.

●        Graham Bellingham (Hermanus High School 1^st team rugby coach 2014)

See attached reference letter.

●        Christoff Lotter (U/20 Varsity Cup Young Guns Coach 2016)

Email: 9christoff@gmail.com

●        Louis Blom (Victorians Maties Senior 2nd Team Coach 2016/2017)

Email: louis.blom@bytes.co.za

Tel: 082-571-3657

●        Hawies Fourie (Maties 1^st Team Rugby Coach)

Email: hawies@sun.ac.za