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

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| 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

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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 }}

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