Pierre Schoeman (born 7 May 1994 in Nelspruit,

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) is a

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international

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player. He plays for

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in the

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. His regular position is loosehead prop.

Rugby Union career

Youth career

As a scholar at

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, Schoeman represented the at various youth tournaments. He played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010 and at the 2011 and 2012 Under-18

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tournaments. Schoeman then represented the side in the

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and

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Under-19 Provincial Championships.

Professional career

Schoeman made his first class debut during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He started in the ' 24–26 defeat to eventual champions . He remained in the starting line-up for their next match in the competition against the . In April 2018, it was announced that Schoeman would join Scottish

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club

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prior to the

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on a three-year contract. In December 2019, Pierre won the Outstanding Man of the Match performance with rivals

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in the second leg of the prestigious

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, this brought the score to one victory each leaving it all to play for in May 2020.

International career

His performances in the Craven Week competition in South Africa led to his inclusion in the South African Schools side in 2011, playing one match against

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. He was once again selected in the South African Schools side in 2012. He played in (and captained) the side in their matches against France and Wales and played off the bench in their match against England. In 2014, he was selected in the South Africa Under-20 side for the

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. He was the first points scorer for his side at the tournament, getting an 18th-minute try to help the side to a victory over

. In October 2021 he was named as part of the

training squad for the Autumn nations series, having qualified to play for Scotland through residency. He was subsequently selected for the 42 player full squad for the series. He was selected to start versus

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in the match scheduled for 29 October 2021. He made his

debut against

on 30 October 2021. Scotland won the match 60 - 14, with Schoeman scoring a try. He played in all five games during the

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, scoring a try in the final match against Ireland.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Schoeman, Pierre 1994 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players South African rugby union players People from Mbombela Rugby union props Blue Bulls players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players Bulls (rugby union) players Edinburgh Rugby players Rugby union players from Mpumalanga