Visagie was born in Vereeniging, Gauteng, but finished his schooling in Kimberley in the
Northern Cape at
HTS Kimberley and was selected to represent
Griqualand West at the annual
Craven Week tournament in 1973. In 1974 he moved to Pretoria for his two years of National service and played for the
Northern Transvaal under–20 team. In 1976 he was back in the Northern Cape to work at the Associated Manganese Mines of South Africa Limited (AMMOSAL), now called Assmang Proprietary Limited. Visagie made his Provincial debut for Griqualand West in 1977 and played 39 games for the union. In 1981 Visagie re-located to Natal and played for
Natal until 1985. He was also part of the team that unexpectedly reaches the
Currie Cup Final in
1984. Visagie toured with the
Springboks to
New Zealand in 1981. He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks, but played in three tour matches, scoring two tries. ==Accolades==