Danie Faasen
![]() Danie Faasen playing for CSM București during the 2019 Cupa României Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Daniel Cornelius Faasen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 11 November 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Middelburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Cornelius Faasen (born 11 November 1989) is a South African rugby union player.[1]
Career
He represented the Template:Rut Blue Bulls at various youth tournaments, culminating in his involvement in the 2010 Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup squads. He also represented Template:Rut UP Tuks in the 2011 Varsity Cup. He then joined the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings for the 2011 Currie Cup season.
After two years at the Kings, he left and rejoined Template:Rut UP Tuks for the 2013 Varsity Cup. He didn't play any first class rugby in 2013 despite being named in the Template:Rut Blue Bulls Currie Cup squad, but joined George-based side Template:Rut SWD Eagles prior to the 2014 season.[2]
In 2014, Faasen moved to Italy to play for Serie A side Rugby Badia.[3] After one season at Badia, Faasen joined National Championship of Excellence side L'Aquila.[4]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Danie Faasen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Vulindlu se heil by SWD". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Daniel Faasen giocherà per Badia" (in Italian). Piazza Rugby Pro Sport Management. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Eccellenza: L'Aquila, otto volti nuovi per svoltare". Ultime Notizie (in Italian). 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
External links
- Danie Faasen at ESPNscrum
- Danie Faasen at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Danie Faasen at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)