Michael van Vuren
| Date of birth | 3 April 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | East London, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb; 234 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael van Vuren (born 3 April 1990) is an Italian rugby union player, currently playing with Italian side Colorno, currently competing in Italian Serie A Elite based in Colorno (Province of Parma), in Emilia Romagna. Van Vuren, who is a Lock or Number eight played for Zebre in the Pro12 of the rugby union competition originally known as the Celtic League.[1]
Career
Although born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Van Vuren is eligible to play for the Italy national rugby union team on residency grounds. He made his debut for the Emerging Italy team on 8 June 2012 in the 2012 IRB Nations Cup against Russia.[2]
Zebre Pro12
Van Vuren, who is a Lock or Number eight played rugby for Zebre in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014.[3] He played 22 matches in the Pro12 and 9 in the Heineken cup.[4]
Rugby Mogliano
Van Vuren played 50 games for Mogliano, scoring 3 tries, playing Lock.[4]
Rugby San Donà
Van Vuren[5] signs with Rugby San Donà di Piave, in the metropolitan city of Venice to join San Donà the National Championship of Excellence side. He played 18 games, starting 17.
Lafert San Donà wins the Final of the Excellence Trophy for 24 to 0, signing a historical result in the record of the Rugby San Donà club and the first Trofeo won by South African trainer Zane Ansell against Fiamme Oro Rugby.[6]
Rugby Calvisano
Van Vuren[7] signs with Rugby Calvisano.[8] which is based in Calvisano (Province of Brescia), in Lombardy, as Lock or Number eight. He played with Calvisano until 2022−23 season.[9]
References
- ^ "HBS COLORNO: INGAGGIATO MICHAEL VAN VUREN". web Rugby Colorno (in Italian). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "International Rugby Board - Nations Cup". Irb.com. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
- ^ "Teams : Zebre : Zebre Squad Index". RaboDirectPRO12. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ a b "It's Rugby - players profiles". It's rugby. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Rugby San Donà: arrivals and departures for 2017/18 season". Rugbymeet (in Italian). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Lafert San Dona 'wins the final of the trophy excellence". web Rugby San Dona (in Italian). 25 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Calvisano: announced the first three purchases for the next season". web On Rugby.it (in Italian). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Purchases in First and Second line": Patarò Calvisano". web Rugby Calvisano Official website (in Italian). 10 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "GRAZIE RAGAZZI!". web Rugby Calvisano (in Italian). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.