| Pote Human | |
| Fullname: | Gerhard Human |
| Birth Date: | 1 November 1959 |
| Position: | Eighth man |
| Apps1: | 116 |
| Apps2: | 84 |
| Repyears1: | 1977 |
| Repteam1: | South Africa Schools |
| Coachyears1: | 1996–1997 |
| Coachyears2: | 2005–2006 |
| Coachyears3: | 2005–2008 |
| Coachteams3: | (assistant) |
| Coachyears4: | 2008–2010 |
| Coachteams4: | Ricoh Black Rams (assistant) |
| Coachyears5: | 2011 |
| Coachteams5: | (assistant) |
| Coachyears6: | 2012–2013 |
| Coachyears7: | 2013–2017 |
| Coachyears8: | 2016 |
| Coachyears9: | 2017–2018 |
| Coachteams9: | / (assistant) |
| Coachyears10: | 2018-2020 |
| Coachyears11: | 2019–2020 |
| Coachyears12: | 2021–Present |
| Coachteams12: | Houston SaberCats |
Gerhard 'Pote' Human (born 1 November 1959) is a South African rugby union coach. He currently serves as head coach of the Houston SaberCats of Major League Rugby (MLR), and is the former head coach of the in Super Rugby and the in the Currie Cup. As a player, Human was an eighth man. After playing at the Craven Week and for the South Africa Schools team, he went on to have a first class career where he made 116 appearances for and 84 for the .[1]
After finishing playing, Human became a coach. He was the head coach of the in 1996 and 1997, before moving on to and the .[2] He was the head coach of the Blue Bulls team that drew the 2006 Currie Cup final 28–28 with the, and an assistant coach to Heyneke Meyer for the team that won the 2007 Super 14 competition.
He was the assistant to Todd Louden at the Ricoh Black Rams in Japan in 2008 and 2009, helping them win promotion from the Top East League in his first season and avoiding relegation in the second.
He returned to South Africa to coach the forwards at in 2011[3] before joining Kimberley-based side for the 2012 season. After two season at Griquas,[4] Human returned to Pretoria as the head coach for Varsity Cup side, as well as coaching junior teams at the, taking charge of their Rugby Challenge side in 2017 and being appointed as the Currie Cup team's head coach in 2018.[5]
After Heyneke Meyer was hired as Director of Rugby for the Houston SaberCats in July 2021, it was announced that Human would join the club as head coach on September 6, 2021.[6]