Australian utility back Nick Jooste played in Major League Rugby during the 2025 season. He represented the San Diego Legion for his entire MLR season.

Born and raised in Perth, Western Australia, Jooste played rugby during his time at Hale School. He represented the Australian Schoolboys in 2015, becoming just the 6th Australian to earn a Super Rugby contract while still in high school later that year. His contract was with the Western Force and he represented their NRC side the Perth Spirit in 2015 & 2017, sandwiching a season in the Brumbies system playing with the Canberra Vikings between 2016-2017 when he earned his debut for the Australian U20 side. He didn’t crack the Brumbies team and played with the Queensland Reds in 2018, and re-joined the Western Force in 2019 where he earned his Super Rugby debut in 2019 before moving to Japan to play with the Kamaishi Seawaves.

Jooste returned to Australia in 2021 and played in the Shute Shield with the Eastern Suburbs before signing with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2022 Super Rugby Season. Jooste played with the Rebels for 3 seasons between 2022-2024, when the team was dissolved. On November 12th 2024, the San Diego Legion announced the signing of Nick Jooste for their 2025 MLR campaign.

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