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Francois Brummer
Date of birth (1989-05-17) 17 May 1989 (age 35)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight91 kg (14 st 5 lb; 201 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Waterkloof
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Template:Rut Zebre
Youth career
2005–2010 Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2011 Template:Rut Blue Bulls 49 (480)
2010–2011 Template:Rut Bulls 5 (2)
2012–2015 Template:Rut Griquas 72 (262)
2013–2015 Template:Rut Cheetahs 4 (17)
2016–2018 Template:Rut Bulls 18 (123)
2016 Template:Rut Pumas 7 (46)
2017–2018 Toyota Industries Shuttles 10 (38)
2018 Template:Rut Blue Bulls XV 4 (4)
2018–2020 Template:Rut Zebre 25 (31)
Correct as of 15 July 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007 South Africa Under-19
2008–2009 South Africa Under-20 9 (105)
2016 South Africa 'A' 2 (15)
Correct as of 13 April 2018

Francois Brummer (born 17 May 1989) is a South African rugby union player for Template:Rut Zebre in the Pro14. His regular playing position is fly-half, although he has played fullback on occasion.

Career

Bulls / Blue Bulls

Brummer came through the youth ranks at the Template:Rut Blue Bulls and went on to make 45 senior appearances in Pretoria, however these were largely confined to the Vodacom Cup competition.[1] He was part of the Template:Rut Bulls squad for the 2010 and 2011 Super Rugby season's although he only played in 5 matches.

Griquas

The lack of activity saw him switch to the Template:Rut Griquas in 2012 and he was the Peacock Blues regular fly-half until the end of 2015. The 2014 Vodacom Cup semi-final match against the Template:Rut Pumas,[2] Brummer set a new domestic record for the fastest drop-goal in a match when he scored one after just 20 seconds.[3]

Cheetahs

Solid performances for the Griquas saw him named in the Template:Rut Cheetahs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season and so far he has made one appearance for the men from Bloemfontein.[4][5]

Pumas / Bulls

Brummer joined Nelspruit-based side the Template:Rut Pumas for the 2016 season.[6] He joined Super Rugby franchise the Template:Rut Bulls on loan for the 2016 Super Rugby season, rejoining the side from Pretoria where he previously made five Super Rugby appearances.[7]

Toyota Industries Shuttles

Brummer joined Japanese Top League side Toyota Industries Shuttles for the 2017–18 Top League season.[8]

Zebre

He moved to Italian Pro14 side Template:Rut Zebre prior to the 2018–19 season.[9] He played also for Zebre in 2019-20 Pro14 season.[10] [11]

International

Brummer played for South Africa Under-19 in the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship and South Africa Under-20 in the 2008 and 2009 IRB Junior World Championships.[5] He is the leading South African points scorer in the history of the IRB Junior World Championship.[12]

In 2016, he was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[13] He came on as a replacement in their first match in Bloemfontein[14] and scored his side's first try within two minutes of coming on and also converted three tries, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[15] He then started the second match of the series, kicking two conversions in a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in George.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Francois Brummer itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 14–15 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Brummer se skepdoel toe rekord". Volksblad. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ^ "GW kry JP, Marnus terug" (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  5. ^ a b "SA Rugby Player Profile – Francois Brummer". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Soet en suur vir Griekwas". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Youngsters get chance to shine as Vodacom Bulls name team for Cheetahs clash" (Press release). Bulls. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Two Bulls sign in Japan". SuperSport. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Francois Brummer è la nuova apertura dello Zebre Rugby Club" (Press release) (in Italian). Zebre Rugby Club. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Both Irish and English interest as Zebre confirm official 2019/20 squad". RugbyPass. 17 July 2019.
  11. ^ https://www.zebrerugbyclub.it/le-zebre-rugby-salutano-otto-giocatori-che-lasciano-il-club/
  12. ^ "IRB JWC All-time Statistics". International Rugby Board. Archived from the original on 30 July 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24–32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 26–29 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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