Lourens Adriaanse
Full name | Lourens Cornelius Adriaanse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 5 February 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Paarl Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Stellenbosch University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Jacobie Adriaanse (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lourens Cornelius Adriaanse (born 5 February 1988) is a South African rugby union rugby player who plays as a tighthead prop for Template:Rut Pau in the French Top 14.
Career
Adriaanse was born in Cape Town and has played in the Template:Rut Western Province youth teams. He represented Template:Rut Maties in the Varsity Cup in 2009 and 2010, before moving to the Template:Rut Griquas for the 2011 season. His domestic performances saw a quick elevation to the Template:Rut Cheetahs Super Rugby team and he debuted in a match against the Template:Rut Reds in Brisbane.[1]
He joined the Template:Rut Sharks for the start of the 2014 season.[2] He was included in their squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[3] and made his debut for the Sharks in a 31–16 victory against the Template:Rut Bulls in Durban.[4][5]
He joined Template:Rut Pau on a three-year deal prior to the 2017–18 season.[6]
International
Adriaanse was called up to the South Africa squad for the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests against Italy, Scotland and Samoa, but he didn't play in any of the matches. He finally made his Springbok debut in a test against France on 23 November 2013 in Paris.
Personal life
Adriaanse is the younger brother of prop Jacobie Adriaanse.[7]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lourens Adriaanse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Stut-skok vir GW, Cheetahs". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "Sharks 2014 squad" (Press release). Sharks. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 31–16 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Le pilier droit international Sud-Africain Lourens Adriaanse s'engage !" (Press release) (in French). Section Paloise. 18 April 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Jake White lok nóg 'n SA speler". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 13 May 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lourens Adriaanse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- Profile at itsrugby.co.uk
- Adriaanse at www.genslin.us/bokke
- Living people
- 1988 births
- Afrikaner people
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby union players
- Rugby union props
- Griquas rugby union players
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- Sharks (rugby union) players
- Sportspeople from Cape Town
- Alumni of Paarl Gimnasium
- Stellenbosch University alumni
- South African rugby union biography stubs