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Warwick Tecklenburg
Full nameWarwick John Tecklenburg
Date of birth (1987-01-22) 22 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birthNelspruit
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
SchoolUplands College, White River
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Youth career
2005 Template:Rut Pumas
2006 Template:Rut Falcons
2007–2008 Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2011 Template:Rut UP Tuks 14 (20)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011–2012 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 22 (20)
2013–2016 Template:Rut Golden Lions XV 8 (5)
2013–2014 Template:Rut Golden Lions 23 (15)
2013–2016 Template:Rut Lions 47 (30)
2015–2016 Kamaishi Seawaves ()
Correct as of 6 August 2016

Warwick John Tecklenburg is a former South African rugby union player, who played first class rugby between 2011 and 2016. He playing in Super Rugby for the Template:Rut Lions and domestically for the Template:Rut Golden Lions and Template:Rut Blue Bulls. He also played for Kamaishi Seawaves in the Japanese Top League East.[1] His usual position is flanker.

He retired at the start of 2017 to join his family's farming business.[2]

Career

He represented Mpumalanga Country Districts at U18 level and the Template:Rut Falcons at U19 level before joining the Template:Rut Blue Bulls.

He made his first team debut for the Blue Bulls against Template:Rut Western Province in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[3]

He signed a two-year contract with the Template:Rut Golden Lions for the 2013 season.[4] and played in both legs of the Template:Rut Lions' promotion/relegation matches after the 2013 Super Rugby season,[5][6] which saw the Template:Rut Lions regain their spot in Super Rugby.

He was then included in the Template:Rut Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[7] and made his Super Rugby debut in a 21–20 victory over the Template:Rut Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.[8][9]

He also represented Template:Rut UP Tuks in the Varsity Cup.

He joined Japanese Top League side Kamaishi Seawaves for the 2015–2016 season.[10]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Warwick Tecklenburg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Tecklenburg hangs up his boots". Rugby365. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 35–7 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Lions scoop Bulls' Tecklenburg". Sport24. 1 Oct 2012. Retrieved 1 Oct 2012.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Southern Kings 19–26 MTN Lions". South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Lions 18–23 Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. ^ "2014 Lions Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Lions. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  8. ^ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Cheetahs 20–21 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  10. ^ "2015年釜石シーウェイブスRFC追加加入選手のお知らせ" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). Kamaishi Seawaves. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
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