Wesley Goosen (born 20 October 1995) is a South African-born, New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.

Early career

Born in the South African city of

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, Goosen moved to New Zealand along with his family at the age of 4, initially settling in Auckland, where he attended primary school, before moving south to the nation's capital, Wellington where he attended high school at

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. After graduating from high school, he went on to play club rugby for Old Boys University while also being a member of 's Under-19 side which won the national title in 2014.

Senior career

Goosen first played provincial rugby for in the

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, making his only appearance in a 25-37 loss at home to in round 1. In the

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, Goosen was a more regular player, scoring 2 tries in 9 matches. Goosen also played in the

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, scoring 4 tries in 11 games.

Super Rugby

Goosen was not named in the squad for the

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; however following an incident in which 5 players breached the franchise's protocols and were subsequently stood down, he made his Super Rugby debut in the number 11 jersey against the . The 20-year old scored with his first touch of the ball in the 14th minute, to help his side record a 29-14 win. He made one further substitute appearance that year. Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd promoted Goosen to the senior squad for the franchise's title defense in

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International

Goosen was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2013, and scored a try in their 17-16 victory over

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. He was also a member of the New Zealand Under-20 side which competed in the

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in Australia in May 2015; however he didn't make the final squad for the

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in Italy.

Career Honours

Hurricanes *

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Super Rugby Statistics

References

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