JJ Breet
# JJ Breet

JJ Breet (born 14 June 1991) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for Italian Top12 side Rugby Viadana. His regular position is lock.

## Career

### Youth and Varsity Rugby

Breet represented Limpopo Blue Bulls at the Under–18 Craven Week tournaments in 2008 and 2009, also earning a call-up to the South African Under–18 High Performance Squad in 2009.

He joined the Blue Bulls in 2010. He represented the Blue Bulls U19 team in the 2010 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition, scoring seven tries in his thirteen appearances, as well as the Blue Bulls U21 team in the Under-21 competitions in 2011 and 2012.

He also played Varsity Rugby#Varsity Shield rugby in 2011 and 2012 for the TUT Vikings.

### Blue Bulls

Despite being named on the bench for the Blue Bulls' 2011 Vodacom Cup opening round match against the Sharks XV, he never made a first class appearance for the Blue Bulls.

### Golden Lions

Breet made the trans-Jukskei move to the Golden Lions in 2013. His first class debut came when he started their 2013 Vodacom Cup match against the Leopards. He made a total of five appearances for them in that competition, including coming on as a late substitute in the final, which the Lions won 42–28.

His Currie Cup debut came a few months later when he came on as a half-time substitute in the Lions' dramatic 31–31 draw against Western Province.

### Pumas

He joined the Pumas for the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season, but failed to make an appearance.

### Viadana

In March 2016, Italian National Championship of Excellence side Viadana announced that Breet joined them.

