Jakobus Johannes Wiese

Jakobus Johannes Wiese, better known as Kobus Wiese, born 16 May 1964 in Paarl (South Africa), is a former South African rugby union player who played at lock for the South Africa national rugby union team between 1993 and 1996.

Jakobus Johannes Wiese played in the South African provincial Currie Cup for the Golden Lions (former team of the Transvaal).

He was part of the winning squad of the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

He is now owner of a chain of cafés and CEO of a coffee-roasting factory in Johannesburg, as well as a consultant and TV presenter.

He shot to stardom while playing for the World Cup winning Springboks in 1995. His brilliant play at that time was due to the vast amount of experience he gained whilst playing for Boland, Western Transvaal and Gauteng.

He also toured internationally with the Springboks to Australia, New Zealand, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Italy, England and many more countries between 1993 and 1995.