Cobus Wiese rugby player
Cobus Wiese rugby player

Cobus Wiese

2nd Jun 1997 1.99m/116kg Blindside Flanker

Cobus Wiese is a South African born flanker who represented Griquas at youth level. He has since gone through the ranks at Western Province and was called into the South African U20 squad.

Wiese provides an extra option at the line-out as he stands just short of 2 metres tall and weight 116 kg. Wiese's older brother Jasper represents the Cheetahs.

In 2017 he was selected as part of the Stormers Super Rugby squad and made his debut off the bench against the Sunwolves and started the Stormers next match against the Cheetahs.

Wiese made 4 Super Rugby matches in 2017 and was included in the Stormers 2018 Super Rugby squad.

In July 2018, he was included in Springboks squad for the Rugby Championship. Following the disrupted Super Rugby season in 2020 he signed for Sale Sharks in the Premiership

Career

image (9) Bulls
Blindside Flanker
2024 - present
bb Blue Bulls
No 5 Lock
2024 - present
sa South Africa U20's
Blindside Flanker
2016 - 2017
image (12) Western Province
Blindside Flanker
2017 - 2018
stormers Stormers
Blindside Flanker
2017 - 2020
Upington High School logo Upington High School
Openside Flanker
sale-sharks Sale Sharks
Blindside Flanker
2020 - 2024