Nick Jooste

Nick Jooste (born 7 July 1997) is an Australian Rugby Union player who currently plays for the San Diego Legion in Major League Rugby. He previously played for Rebels, Force and Brumbies in the Super Rugby competition,^[1] and also the UC Vikings.^[2] His regular playing position is fly-half.

Nick Jooste

Full name	Nicholas Jooste
Date of birth	(1997-07-07) 7 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)
School	Hale School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Inside Centre, Fullback Current team Red Hurricanes Osaka Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 Perth Spirit 5 (5) 2016 Canberra Vikings 7 (0) 2017 Perth Spirit 4 (5) 2018 Kamaishi Seawaves 8 (8) 2024 Tokyo Gas Rugby Club () 2025 San Diego Legion () 2025- Red Hurricanes Osaka () Correct as of 8 June 2024 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 2016–2017 Brumbies 0 (0) 2019-2020 Force 9 (15) 2022-2024 Rebels 27 (26) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2015 Australia Schoolboys 2016–2017 Australia U20 7 (7) Correct as of 2 March 2022

Rugby career

Jooste turned out for both Australian Schools Barbarians and Australia Schoolboys in 2015 and later in the year became just the sixth Australian player to earn a Super Rugby contract whilst still in high school. The others were Kurtley Beale, Quade Cooper, James O'Connor, Luke Jones and Chris Feauai-Sautia.^[1]

He did not make a competitive appearance for the Brumbies in Super Rugby and joined Western Force in 2019 and later joined Melbourne Rebels.

Jooste signed with San Diego Legion for the 2025 Major League Rugby season.

Super Rugby statistics

As of 3 June 2023^[3]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Tries	Cons	Pens	Drops	Points	Yel	Red
2016	Brumbies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	Brumbies	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020 AU	Force	2	2	0	118	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	Rebels	5	1	4	131	1	0	0	0	5	0	0
2023	Rebels	10	4	6	356	2	0	0	0	10	0	0
Total		17	7	10	605	3	0	0	0	15	0	0