Gerhard Johan Nortier (born 4 March 1989 in George, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Slava Moscow in Russia. His regular position is fly-half. Career Youth and Varsity rugby Nortier represented the South Western Districts at youth level, playing for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2005 and the Under-18 Craven Week tournaments in 2006 and 2007. He then moved to Potchefstroom, joining the . He played for the side in the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and for the side in the Under-21 competitions in 2009 and 2010. He also played Varsity Cup rugby for the Potchefstroom-based university , representing them in the 2012 and 2013 editions of the tournament. In 2012, he played in all 8 matches for the NWU Pukke and finished as joint second top points scorer in the competition – just one point behind ' Wesley Dunlop – and in 2013, he finished third. Senior career After his successful season in the 2012 Varsity Cup, Nortier was included in the squad for the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut for them in their Round 4 defeat to the , with his first points coming in their match against the . He played an even bigger role in the ' 2012 Currie Cup First Division season; after making his debut in the first match of the season against the , Nortier scored two tries, a conversion and a penalty in his ten appearances. He made just one appearance in the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season, against the , before injury ruled him out of the remainder of 2013. However, he returned in style during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, where he finished as the ' top points scorer scoring 79 points in his seven starts. References South African rugby union players Living people 1989 births Rugby union fly-halves People from George, South Africa Leopards (rugby union) players Rugby union players from the Western Cape