Conraad van Vuuren

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Conraad van Vuuren
Full nameJacobus Conradus van Vuuren
Date of birth (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 28)
Place of birthMagaliesburg, South Africa
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Nelspruit
UniversityUniversity of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead prop
Current team Template:Rut Bulls / Template:Rut Blue Bulls
Youth career
2008–2013 Template:Rut Pumas
2014–2016 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Template:Rut UFS Shimlas (19)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs 2 (0)
2017–present Template:Rut Bulls 0 (0)
Correct as of 9 November 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 South Africa Schools 2 (0)
Correct as of 9 November 2016

Jacobus Conradus 'Beertjie' van Vuuren (born (1995-09-04)4 September 1995) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Bulls in Super Rugby and the Template:Rut Blue Bulls in domestic Currie Cup rugby.[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.

Rugby career

2008–2013: Schoolboy rugby

Van Vuuren was born in Magaliesburg in Gauteng, but grew up in Mpumalanga province. He represented Mpumalanga's rugby team, the Template:Rut Pumas at several youth tournaments at schoolboy level – he played for them at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2008, at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2011 and at the premier high school rugby tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week in 2013. He scored a try for the Pumas in the latter tournament, in a 24–40 defeat to Western Province in Polokwane.[2] After the tournament, Van Vuuren was included in a South Africa Schools squad,[3] and he made two appearances for them in the 2013 Under-18 International Series, coming on as a replacement in a 19–14 win over England[4] and starting their 17–13 victory over France.[5]

2014–2016: Free State Cheetahs and UFS Shimlas

After high school, Van Vuuren moved to Bloemfontein, where he enrolled at the University of the Free State and joined the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs academy. He made a single appearance for the Template:Rut Free State U19 team during the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, coming on as a replacement in their match against Template:Rut Western Province U19.[6]

Despite being limited to five appearances from the bench for Template:Rut UFS Shimlas in their first six matches of the 2015 Varsity Cup, Van Vuuren scored two tries – one on his debut in a 29–all draw against Template:Rut UP Tuks[7] and another in a 24–0 win over Template:Rut UJ a week later.[8] He was promoted to the starting line-up for their final match of the regular season against Template:Rut NWU Pukke,[9] as UFS finished in second place on the log.[10] He remained in the starting line-up for their 21–10 victory over defending champions Template:Rut UCT Ikey Tigers in the semi-final,[11] and for the final, in which the Shimlas beat the Template:Rut NWU Pukke 63–33[12] to win the competition for the first time.

He was a regular for the Template:Rut Free State U21 team during the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship, appearing in thirteen of their fourteen matches, making five starts. He scored a try in their final match of the regular season, a 74–22 win over Template:Rut Sharks U21,[13] to help his side to second on the log[14] to qualify for the title play-offs. He came on as a replacement in their 27–22 win over the Sharks in the semi-finals[15] and in the final, which his side lost 17–52 to Template:Rut Western Province U21.[16]

Van Vuuren made three appearances off the bench in UFS Shimlas' 2016 Varsity Cup season, with a nine-point try in their Round Two match against Template:Rut UP Tuks proving decisive in a 47–46 win.[17] It was a disappointing season for the defending champions, as they failed to qualify for the semi-finals, finishing in fifth place.[18]

Despite not playing any more rugby in 2016, an injury to first-choice tighthead prop Tom Botha and Currie Cup regulations allowing eight players on the bench for the Currie Cup play-offs, Van Vuuren was named on the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs' bench for their 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division semi-final match against the Template:Rut Golden Lions. Van Vuuren came on in the 62nd minute of the match to make his first class debut, helping his team to a 55–17 victory.[19] He was also named on the bench for the final, and again finished on the winning side, with the Free State Cheetahs beating the Template:Rut Blue Bulls 36–16[20] to win the title for the fifth time in their history and the first time since 2007.

2017–present: Bulls and Blue Bulls

Van Vuuren moved to Pretoria-based Template:Rut Bulls prior to the 2017 season on a two-year deal.[21]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Conraad van Vuuren". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province 40–24 Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – South Africa : 2013 SA Schools 2013". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 19–14 England". South African Rugby Union. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 17–13 France". South African Rugby Union. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – WP U19 50–26 Free State U19". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 29–29 FNB UP - TUKS". South African Rugby Union. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UJ 0–24 FNB UFS SHIMLAS". South African Rugby Union. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 29–26 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 21–10 FNB UCT". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UFS SHIMLAS 63–33 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 74–22 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2015 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U21 27–22 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UP-TUKS 46–47 FNB UFS SHIMLAS". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 55–17 Xerox Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 36–16 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Botha to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls in Currie Cup, New signings" (Press release). Blue Bulls. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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