JC Roos
{{Short description|South African rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use South African English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = JC Roos
| image =
| fullname = Juan-Claude Roos
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|09|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Witbank, South Africa
| height = {{height|m=1.83}}
| weight = {{convert|94|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}}
| nickname =
| occupation =
| school = Hoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria
| university =
| relatives =
| position = Fly-half / Fullback
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}
| apps1 = 1
| points1 = 3
| years2 = 2011–2015
| clubs2 = {{Rut|Pumas}}
| apps2 = 62
| points2 = 672
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = → {{Rut|Falcons}}
| apps3 = 1
| points3 = 5
| years4 = 2016–2018
| clubs4 = Canon Eagles
| apps4 = 19
| points4 = 171
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = {{Rut|Southern Kings}}
| apps5 = 1
| points5 = 0
| amatyears1 = 2009–2011
| amatteam1 = {{Rut|UP Tuks}}
| amatapps1 = 6
| amatpoints1 = 68
| repyears1 = 2012
| repteam1 = South African Barbarians (North)
| repcaps1 = 1
| reppoints1 = 11
| clubupdate = 6 May 2018
| repupdate = 31 May 2015
}}
Juan-Claude Roos (born 12 September 1990) is a former South African rugby union player that usually played as a fly-half. He last played for the {{Rut|Southern Kings}} in the Pro14, having previously played for the Blue Bulls and the {{Rut|Pumas}} and the Canon Eagles in the Japanese Top League.
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating {{Rut|Western Province}} 24–7 in the final.{{SA Rugby Article | id=3030244 | leagueid=2304 | title=Steval Pumas first-time Vodacom Cup champions – Final Review | date=31 May 2015 | access-date=9 June 2016 | url=http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609204339/http://www.sarugby.co.za/article.aspx?category=sarugby/vodacomcup&id=3030244 | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 June 2016}} Roos appeared in all ten matches and contributed 118 points, finishing the tournament as the top scorer.
He joined the Port Elizabeth-based {{Rut|Eastern Province Kings}} for the 2016 season,{{cite web | url=http://lowvelder.co.za/296392/voormalige-pumaspeler-positief-oor-die-toekoms-ondanks-besering/ | title=Voormalige Pumaspeler positief oor die toekoms ondanks besering | work=Lowvelder | date=6 October 2015 | access-date=9 October 2015 | language=af}} but after financial problems at the Kings, he made the move to Japan to join the Canon Eagles in January 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www.worldartists.co.za/portfolio-items/jc-roos/ | title=World Artists – JC Roos | work=World Artists | access-date=10 March 2016 }}{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
He retired in 2018 to concentrate on his online personal training company, Activate Me.{{cite web | url=https://activ8me.co.za/personal-trainer/ | title=Personal Trainer {{!}} Online Personal Trainer {{!}} JC Roos {{!}} Activate Me | work=Activate Me | access-date=10 August 2018 | archive-date=10 August 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810081954/https://activ8me.co.za/personal-trainer/ | url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=45236 | name=JC Roos | date=30 May 2016}}
- [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_22575.html itsrugby.co.uk profile]
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Category:South African rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fly-halves
Category:Pumas (Currie Cup) players
Category:Sportspeople from Witbank
Category:Yokohama Canon Eagles players
Category:South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
Category:21st-century South African sportsmen
Category:Southern Kings players
Category:Rugby union players from Mpumalanga
Category:Alumni of Hoërskool Waterkloof
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