Cobus Visagie

{{Infobox rugby biography

| name = Cobus Visagie

| image =

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| birth_name = Izak Jacobus Visagie

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

| height = 1.85m

| weight = 118kg

| ru_position = Tighthead prop

| years1 = 2003–2009

| clubs1 = Saracens

| apps1 = 121

| points1 = 0

| ru_province1 = {{rut|Western Province}}

| ru_province2 =

| ru_provinceyears1 = 1997–2003

| ru_provinceyears2 =

| ru_provinceapps1 = 42

| ru_provinceapps2 =

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| super1 = {{rut|Stormers}}

| superyears1 = 1998–2003

| superapps1 = 46

| superpoints1 = 5

| ru_nationalteam1 = South Africa

| repyears1 = 1999–2003

| repcaps1 = 29

| reppoints1 = 0

| school = Paul Roos Gymnasium, Stellenbosch

|university = Stellenbosch University

}}

Izak Jacobus "Cobus" Visagie (born 31 October 1973) is a South African former rugby union footballer who played at tighthead prop.{{Cite web |title=Izak Jacobus Visagie |url=http://www.espnscrum.com/southafrica/rugby/player/13173.html |access-date=2020-07-20 |website=ESPN scrum}}{{Cite web |title=Cobus VISAGIE - International rugby matches. - South Africa |url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/ |access-date=2020-07-20 |website=Sporting Heroes}}

Early life

Visagie attended the Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch and then studied auditing and accounting at Stellenbosch University, where he also played for Maties (Stellenbosch University) and Western Province Rugby representing the under–20 and under–21 teams.

Visagie finished his Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in accounting and audit at Stellenbosch University in 1996.{{Cite book |title=Matieland is rugbyland, 1980-2006 |last=Van der Merwe |first=Floris |date=2007 |publisher=SUN Press |isbn=9781920109790 |location=Stellenbosch |pages=181–182 |oclc=190836768}} He worked seven years for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a chartered accountant, whilst playing professional rugby.{{Cite web |last=Team |first=The Editorial |date=2019-07-08 |title=Exclusive Interview: Cobus Visagie, Chief Executive Officer, Africa Merchant Capital Limited |url=https://www.capitalmarketsinafrica.com/exclusive-interview-cobus-visagie-chief-executive-officer-africa-merchant-capital-limited/ |access-date=2020-07-21 |language=en-US}}

Playing career

Visagie made his provincial rugby debut for {{rut|Western Province}} in 1997 and continued to represent the union as well as the Super Rugby team, the {{rut|Stormers}} until 2003.

Visagie won three Currie Cups with Western Province Rugby, the last in 2001 with a home win (at Newlands, Cape Town) over the Natal Sharks. He also earned 46 Super 12 caps with the Stormers.{{Cite web |title=Cobus VISAGIE - Player statistics - It's rugby |url=http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/players/cobus-visagie-1243.html |access-date=2020-07-20 |website=www.itsrugby.co.uk}} He earned 29 caps for his country and was part of the Springbok team that reached the 1999 Rugby World Cup Semi Final. He was selected to the team of the tournament with fellow Springbok frontrow Os du Randt.

Visagie moved to the United Kingdom to play for the English Premiership club Saracens after being passed over for the 2003 World Cup Springbok squad.{{Cite web |title=Saracens sign Cobus Visagie |url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2003/11/26/saracens-sign-cobus-visagie/ |access-date=2020-07-21 |website=Premiership Rugby |language=en-US}} He played 121 games for Saracens and was voted into the Guinness Premiership team of the season for three consecutive years. He also represented the Barbarians (8 caps), World XV (3 caps) and the Southern Hemisphere XV that played in the Tsunami Relief game at Twickenham, before retiring from professional rugby in May 2009.{{Cite web |date=2005-03-06 |title=Gregan and Co make serious point |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/gregan-and-co-make-serious-point-527393.html |access-date=2020-07-22 |website=The Independent |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Cobus Visagie to hang up his boots |url=https://www.premiershiprugby.com/2009/04/08/cobus-visagie-to-hang-up-his-boots/ |access-date=2020-07-22 |website=Premiership Rugby |language=en-US}}

=Test history=

No.	Opposition	Result (SA 1st)	Position	Date	Venue
class="wikitable sortable"
1.	{{ru\|ITA}}	74–3	Tighthead prop	12 Jun 1999	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 2.	{{ru\|WAL}}	19–29	Tighthead prop	26 Jun 1998	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
3.	{{ru\|NZL}}	0–28	Tighthead prop	10 Jul 1999	Carisbrook, Dunedin
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 4.	{{ru\|AUS}}	6–32	Tighthead prop	17 Jul 1999	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
5.	{{ru\|NZL}}	18–34	Tighthead prop	7 Aug 1999	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 6.	{{ru\|AUS}}	10–9	Tighthead prop	14 Aug 1999	Newlands, Cape Town
7.	{{ru\|SCO}}	46–29	Tighthead prop	3 Oct 1999	Murrayfield, Edinburgh
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 8.	{{ru\|URU}}	39–3	Tighthead prop	15 Oct 1999	Hampden Park, Glasgow
9.	{{ru\|ENG}}	44–21	Tighthead prop	24 Oct 1999	Stade de France, Paris
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 10.	{{ru\|AUS}}	21–27	Tighthead prop	30 Oct 1999	Twickenham, London
11.	{{ru\|NZL}}	22–18	Tighthead prop	4 Nov 1999	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 12.	{{ru\|CAN}}	51–18	Tighthead prop	10 Jun 2000	Basil Kenyon Stadium, East London
13.	{{ru\|ENG}}	22–27	Tighthead prop	24 Jun 2000	Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 14.	{{ru\|AUS}}	23–44	Tighthead prop	8 Jul 2000	Colonial Stadium, Melbourne
15.	{{ru\|NZL}}	12–25	Tighthead prop	22 Jul 2000	Jade Stadium, Christchurch
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 16.	{{ru\|AUS}}	6–26	Tighthead prop	29 Jul 2000	Stadium Australia, Sydney
17.	{{ru\|NZL}}	46–40	Tighthead prop	19 Aug 2000	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 18.	{{ru\|AUS}}	18–19	Tighthead prop	26 Aug 2000	Kings Park, Durban
19.	{{ru\|NZL}}	3–12	Tighthead prop	21 Jul 2001	Newlands, Cape Town
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 20.	{{ru\|AUS}}	20–15	Tighthead prop	28 Jul 2001	Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
21.	{{ru\|AUS}}	14–14	Tighthead prop	18 Aug 2001	Subiaco Oval, Perth
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \|22.	{{ru\|NZL}}	15–26	Tighthead prop	25 Aug 2001	Eden Park, Auckland
23.	{{ru\|FRA}}	10–20	Tighthead prop	10 Nov 2001	Stade de France, Paris
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 24.	{{ru\|ITA}}	54–26	Substitute	17 Nov 2001	Stadio Marassi, Genova
25.	{{ru\|ENG}}	9–29	Substitute	24 Nov 2001	Twickenham, London
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 26.	{{ru\|USA}}	43–20	Tighthead prop	1 Dec 2001	Robertson Stadium, Houston
27.	{{ru\|SCO}}	29–25	Substitute	7 Jun 2003	Kings Park, Durban
style="background: #D0E6FF;" \| 28.	{{ru\|SCO}}	28–19	Substitute	14 Jun 2003	Ellis Park, Johannesburg
29.	{{ru\|ARG}}	26–25	Tighthead prop	28 Jun 2003	Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Later career

Visagie joined Premier Team Holdings Limited as Commercial Director of the Group of four companies based in the United Kingdom. In 2011, he was appointed Principal for Africa at Templewood Merchant Bank. The following year, he co-founded Africa Merchant Capital, based in London to focus exclusively on corporate finance advisory, private equity deal origination and syndication in Sub-Saharan Africa.{{Cite web |title=Big-tackling ex-Springbok rugby player Cobus Visagie starts Africa fund |url=https://www.africanbusinesscentral.com/2015/03/03/big-tackling-ex-springbok-rugby-player-cobus-visagie-starts-africa-fund/ |access-date=2020-07-22 |website=African Business Central |language=en-US}}

Accolades

Visagie was one of the five South African Rugby players of the Year for 1999, along with Breyton Paulse, Joost van der Westhuizen, Hennie le Roux and the eventual winner of Player of the Year, Andre Venter.{{Cite book |title=The South African Rugby Annual 2001 |last=Colquhoun |first=Andy |publisher=SARFU & MWP Media Sport |year=2001 |isbn=0958423180 |location=Cape Town |page=41}}

References

External links

{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=18435 | name=Cobus Visagie | date=10 March 2016}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20080127002556/http://www.saracens.com/players/view.php?Id=75 Saracens profile]
Vrydagaand/Saterdagaand (2008)
http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby/south-africa/cobus-visagie-3057/international-rugby-matches_a04571/

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