Justin van Staden | |
Birth Date: | 3 June 1990 |
Birth Place: | Tzaneen, South Africa |
School: | Merensky High School |
Position: | Full-back |
Youthyears1: | 2008 |
Youthyears2: | 2009–2010 |
Youthyears3: | 2011 |
Years1: | 2010 |
Apps1: | 1 |
Points1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2012 |
Apps2: | 7 |
Points2: | 66 |
Years3: | 2013 |
Apps3: | 12 |
Points3: | 139 |
Years4: | 2014–2018 |
Apps4: | 70 |
Points4: | 408 |
Amatyears1: | 2010 |
Amatapps1: | 6 |
Amatpoints1: | 69 |
Amatyears2: | 2011 |
Amatapps2: | 6 |
Amatpoints2: | 0 |
Amatyears3: | 2013 |
Amatapps3: | 8 |
Amatpoints3: | 50 |
Repyears1: | 2013 |
Repteam1: | South African Universities |
Repcaps1: | 1 |
Reppoints1: | 10 |
Clubupdate: | 27 October 2018 |
Repupdate: | 8 May 2013 |
Justin van Staden is a South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.
He played for in the 2008 Craven Week tournament and then joined the for 2009 and 2010, making one substitute appearance in the 2010 Vodacom Cup, before joining the in 2011. In 2012, he joined Despatch Rugby Club, but was soon drafted into the squad, where he was included in their 2012 Vodacom Cup squad.[1] He made his starting debut in the second game of the season against the .
He joined the before the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season,[2] but left after just one season to join the as a replacement for Carl Bezuidenhout.[3]
He also played in the Varsity Cup competition, playing for in 2010, for in 2011 and for in 2013.
He was also named in a South African Universities team that played against in 2013.
He was a member of the Pumas side that won the Vodacom Cup for the first time in 2015, beating 24–7 in the final. Van Staden made eight appearances during the season, contributing 30 points with the boot.