Born in South Africa, he represents Scotland at international level after qualifying on residency grounds.

[1] As a scholar at Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria, Schoeman represented the Blue Bulls at various youth tournaments.

[3] In April 2018, it was announced that Schoeman would join Scottish Pro14 club Edinburgh prior to the 2018–19 Pro14 on a three-year contract.

In December 2019, Pierre won the Outstanding Man of the Match performance with rivals Glasgow Warriors in the second leg of the prestigious 1872 Cup, this brought the score to one victory each leaving it all to play for in May 2020.

[9] In 2014, he was selected in the South Africa Under-20 side for the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand.