Nick Schonert
| Full name | Nicholas Peter Schonert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 September 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 123 kg (19 st 5 lb; 271 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Maritzburg College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Peter Schonert (born 20 September 1991) is a South African rugby union player. His playing position is prop. He represents Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership.
Career
Schonert previously played his youth rugby with the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) and made one appearance for them during the 2012 Vodacom Cup. He then joined Template:Rut Griquas during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, making six appearances.
He was a member of the South Africa under 20 team that played in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship[1] and was also named in a South African Barbarians team to face Saracens.[2]
Free State Cheetahs
He signed for the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs for 2014.[3]
Worcester Warriors
After less than a season at the Cheetahs, however, Schonert signed for English Premiership side Worcester Warriors.[4]
In May 2017 he was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by Eddie Jones.[5]
References
- ^ "South Africa U20 squad named". SuperSport. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "South African Barbarians name squad for City clash". Saracens. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Schonert signs for the Cheetahs". OFM. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "Tighthead prop Schonert set for Sixways move" (Press release). Worcester Warriors. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "England rugby: Willi Heinz and Jason Woodward selected for training camp". BBC. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Nick Schonert". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk Profile
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- 1991 births
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- South African rugby union players
- Sharks (Currie Cup) players
- Griquas rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Sportspeople from Durban
- White South African people
- Afrikaner people
- South African people of German descent
- Alumni of Maritzburg College
- South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players
- South African expatriate rugby union players
- South African expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate rugby union players in England
- Worcester Warriors players
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