Impi Brecher Visser (born 30 May 1995) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team in the World Rugby Sevens Series.[1] In sevens he usually plays as a forward, but is a centre in fifteen-a-side rugby.[2]
| Full name | Impi Brecher Visser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 May 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pongola, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb; 14 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Ermelo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Representing  South Africa
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| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2022 Birmingham | Team competition |
Biography edit
Visser also played rugby union for the Blue Bulls at youth level, initially as a scrum-half before making a move to the centre. He played for the UP Tuks, university side in the Varsity Cup, winning the competition in the 2017 season and also going on representing the Varsity Cup dream team during that same year in an exhibition match against the Junior Springboks.
"Impi", a zulu word, meaning a group of warriors, is not a nickname, but his given name.[2] He has a degree in mechanical engineering.[2]
In 2022, He was part of the South African team that won their second Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham.[3][4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ "HSBC Sevens World Series : Impi Visser". World Rugby. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Meet the Blitzboks' Impi". The Citizen. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Mostert, Herman. "Team SA squad named for 2022 Commonwealth Games". news24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games". sarugby.co.za. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "South Africa stun Fiji to win men's rugby sevens Commonwealth gold". the Guardian. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia and South Africa win rugby sevens gold at Commonwealth Games". www.world.rugby. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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