Hans de Goede explained

Hans de Goede
Birth Name:Hans de Goede
Birth Date:13 February 1953
Birth Place:Amsterdam, Netherlands
School:Victoria High School
Spouse:Stephanie White de Goede
Children:Jacob de Goede
Thyssen de Goede
Sophie de Goede
Ru Position:Lock
Youthyears1: 
Ru Amateuryears:1971-1987
Ru Amateurclubs:Vancouver Island Crimson Tide
Ru Amateurcaps:25
Ru Clubyears:1971-1978
1978-1979
1979-1987
Ru Proclubs:James Bay AA
Cardiff RFC
James Bay AA
Ru Clubcaps:
30
Ru Clubpoints:
8
Ru Provinceyears:1972-1987
Ru Province:British Columbia
Super14years: 
Ru Nationalyears:1974-1987
Ru Nationalcaps:24
Ru Nationalpoints:(5)

Hans de Goede (born 13 February 1953, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-born Canadian former rugby union player who played as lock.

Career

Before his rugby career, de Goede practiced football, playing three games for Victoria Dolphins. Later, at Central Junior High School, he started playing rugby. He later started his club career leading Vic High team to the final of the Howard Russell Cup in 1971.[1] Later he played for James Bay Athletic Association, where he would play for 20 years. He also played for BC Bears at provincial level, of which he was captain, 30 matches for Cardiff RFC in Wales[2] and for Vancouver Island Crimson Tide at regional level between 1972 and 1987.[3] As rugby union was an amateur sport at the time, de Goede earned extra money at "You Think You're Tough?" boxing tournaments.[4] On 25 October 1974, de Goede was first capped for Canada in the match against Tonga in Vancouver. He was also present in the 1987 Rugby World Cup Canada squad, of which he was the captain, playing all the three matches in the tournament, with the match against Wales in Invercargill being his last cap.[5] de Goede played twice for World XV, in 1976 and in 1980. He was inducted to the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

Personal life

He married Stephanie White de Goede, who was Canada women's national rugby union team first captain.[6] He is also the father of Jacob de Goede, of James Bay AA, Thyssen de Goede, who is also a rugby union player for James Bay AA and previously Canada[7] and of Sophie de Goede, who plays for the Canada women's national rugby union team.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hans DeGoede (1996) . www.gvshof.ca . en-gb.
  2. Web site: Hans de Goede Cardiff RFC . www.cardiffrfc.com . en-gb.
  3. Web site: BC Sports Hall of Fame . https://web.archive.org/web/20150922184419/http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductees/bio?id=313&type=person . live . September 22, 2015 . www.bcsportshalloffame.com . en.
  4. Web site: BlackburnNews.com - De Goede set to make test debut for Canada . blackburnnews.com.
  5. Web site: Hans de Goede Rugby Union Players and Officials ESPN Scrum . ESPN scrum.
  6. Web site: Mother and daughter share rugby legacy - Oak Bay News . Oak Bay News . 4 September 2016.
  7. Web site: BlackburnNews.com - De Goede set to make test debut for Canada . blackburnnews.com.
  8. Web site: Sophie de Goede named U SPORTS Rookie of the Year, McKinley Hunt honoured as All-Canadian - Queen's University . Queens University Athletics . en.