Günther Janse van Vuuren

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Günther Janse van Vuuren
Date of birth (1995-08-24) 24 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 265 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Monument, Krugersdorp
UniversityUniversity of the Free State,
Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Current team Template:Rut Cheetahs / Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs / Template:Rut Free State XV
Youth career
2013 Template:Rut Golden Lions
2014–2016 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Template:Rut CUT Ixias 7 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–present Template:Rut Free State XV 25 (20)
2017–present Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 5 (0)
2018–present Template:Rut Cheetahs 1 (0)
2019 → Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers 4 (0)
2020–present Template:Strela Kazan ()
Correct as of 25 August 2019

Günther Janse van Vuuren (born 24 August 1995) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Cheetahs in the Pro14, the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Template:Rut Free State XV in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.

Rugby career

2013: Schoolboy rugby

Janse van Vuuren was born in Pretoria, but attended Hoërskool Monument in Krugersdorp. In 2013, he was selected to represent the Template:Rut Golden Lions at the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Polokwane. He scored a try in their first match against the Template:Rut SWD Eagles[2] on their way to reaching the unofficial final of the tournament, where they lost to Western Province.[3]

2014–2016: Free State Cheetahs and CUT Ixias

After finishing high school, Janse van Vuuren moved to Bloemfontein, where he joined the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs for the 2014 season. He started ten matches for the Template:Rut Free State U19 team in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship regular season, scoring a try in a 7–9 defeat to the Template:Rut Sharks U19s[4] as Free State finished the season in second spot on the log to secure a semi-final berth.[5] Janse van Vuuren also started in the semi-final, but could not prevent his side losing 22–29 at home to eventual champions Template:Rut Western Province U19.[6]

In the first half of 2015, he was included in the Template:Rut Free State XV squad that participated in the 2015 Vodacom Cup.[7] He made his first class debut in their Southern Section Round Five match against the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs in East London, coming on as a replacement shortly after half-time in a 14–10 victory.[8] He also played off the bench in their final two matches against Template:Rut Western Province[9] and Template:Rut Griquas,[10] as his side finished third in the Southern Section to qualify for the play-offs.[11] A third appearance followed in their Quarter Final match against the Template:Rut Blue Bulls, where a 44–21 victory for the side from Pretoria ended the Free State XV's interest in the competition.[12]

In the second half of 2015, Janse van Vuuren played for the Template:Rut Free State U21 team in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He scored one try in their 58–12 victory over Template:Rut Eastern Province U21[13] en route to a second-place finish on the log.[14] He started nine matches in the competition, the final two being their 27–22 victory over the Template:Rut Sharks U21s in the semi-final,[15] and their 17–52 loss to Template:Rut Western Province U21 in the final.[16]

Janse van Vuuren started the 2016 season by representing university side Template:Rut CUT Ixias in the 2016 Varsity Cup. He appeared in all seven of their matches in the competition, helping them to two victories and sixth place on the log.[17] He then played some more first class rugby for the Template:Rut Free State XV in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series, which effectively replaced the Vodacom Cup. He added to his four previous appearances as a replacement by playing off the bench in matches against Namibian side the Template:Rut Welwitschias[18] and the Template:Rut Blue Bulls[19] before making his first senior start in a 31–36 defeat to Template:Rut Western Province in Round Three.[20] He made three more starts and one substitute appearance in the remainder of the season, as his side finished sixth in the fifteen-team competition.[21] In May 2016, the Cheetahs announced that he signed a two-year contract extension, to remain in Bloemfontein until 2018.[22]

He again finished off the season by playing for the Template:Rut Free State U21 team in the 2016 Under-21 Provincial Championship; he played in all seven of their matches, scoring a try against the Template:Rut Sharks U21s[23] as his side again qualified for the title-play-offs,[24] before losing 23–26 to Template:Rut Western Province U21 in the semi-final.[25]

In November 2016, he was named in the Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby team's training squad as the team prepared for the 2017 Super Rugby season.[26]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Günther Janse van Vuuren". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 34–27 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province 45–29 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U19 9–7 Free State U19". South African Rugby Union. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 22–29 Western Province U19". South African Rugby Union. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Toyota Free State XV : 2015 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 10–14 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 29–30 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 19–18 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 44–21 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 58–12 EP Kings U21". South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 27–22 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 32–17 Windhoek Draught Welwitschias". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 20–17 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 31–36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  22. ^ "Tight Head Props secured for 2017 season" (Press release). Cheetahs. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U21 18–24 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  24. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 SA Rugby U21 Provincial Champs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  25. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U21 26–23 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Cheetahs pak Stormers in Zim" [Cheetahs take on Stormers in Zimbabwe]. Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 19 November 2016.

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