| Intro | South African rugby union footballer | ||
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Athlete Rugby union player |
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South Africa |
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Sports |
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| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 14 June 1991, Pretoria, City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa | ||
| Age: | 29 years | ||
| Star sign | Gemini | ||
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JJ Breet (born 14 June 1991) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for Italian Top12 side Rugby Viadana. His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth and Varsity Rugby
Breet represented Limpopo Blue Bulls at the Under–18 Craven Week tournaments in 2008 and 2009, also earning a call-up to the South African Under–18 High Performance Squad in 2009.
He joined the Blue Bulls in 2010. He represented the Blue Bulls U19 team in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, scoring seven tries in his thirteen appearances, as well as the Blue Bulls U21 team in the Under-21 competitions in 2011 and 2012.
He also played Varsity Rugby#Varsity Shield rugby in 2011 and 2012 for the TUT Vikings.
Blue Bulls
Despite being named on the bench for the Blue Bulls’ 2011 Vodacom Cup opening round match against the Sharks XV, he never made a first class appearance for the Blue Bulls.
Golden Lions
Breet made the trans-Jukskei move to the Golden Lions in 2013. His first class debut came when he started their 2013 Vodacom Cup match against the Leopards. He made a total of five appearances for them in that competition, including coming on as a late substitute in the final, which the Lions won 42–28.
His Currie Cup debut came a few months later when he came on as a half-time substitute in the Lions’ dramatic 31–31 draw against Western Province.
Pumas
He joined the Pumas for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season, but failed to make an appearance.
Viadana
In March 2016, Italian National Championship of Excellence side Viadana announced that Breet joined them.