Antonie Claassen
Appearance
Date of birth | 20 October 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonie Delport Claassen (born 20 October 1984) is a French and South African rugby union player. His position is Flanker and he currently plays for Racing Metro 92 in the Top 14.[1] He began his career with Blue Bulls in his native South Africa before moving to CA Brive in 2006. His father, Wynand Claassen was a South African international and Springbok captain in 1981-82. Claassen made his debut for France in the 2013 Six Nations Championship, qualifying on residency grounds.´
He graduated from Durban High School in 2002, and represented South Africa at U19 level.
References
- ^ "Antonie Claassen Profile". Itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2012.