Frans Viljoen

Frans Viljoen
Full name	Francois Jakobus Viljoen
Date of birth	22 October 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Ficksburg, South Africa
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	112 kg (17 st 9 lb)
School	Grey College, Bloemfontein
University	North-West University
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker / Number Eight
Youth career
Template:Rut Leopards	2002
Senior career
Years	Team
2003–2004	Template:Rut Leopards
2005–2008	Template:Rut Griquas
2006–2011	Template:Rut Cheetahs
2006–2007	→ Template:Rut Stade Français
2009–2011	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs
2011–2012	Aironi
2012–2013	Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs
2012	→ Template:Rut Griffons
2013	Template:Rut Cheetahs
2013–2015	Template:Rut Lyon
	Correct as of 11 January 2016

Francois Jakobus 'Frans' Viljoen (born 22 October 1982) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a loose forward.

Career

Viljoen represented the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Template:Rut Cheetahs in Super Rugby. He has had something of a nomadic career with spells playing for the Template:Rut Leopards and Template:Rut Griquas in his home country and Aironi in Italy. He has also completed short loan spells for Stade Français and the Template:Rut Griffons.^[1]^[2]

Only July 13, 2013 it was announced that Viljoen would join French side Lyon.^[3]

^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Frans Viljoen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
^ "Frans Viljoen itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
^ "Lou: Arrivée de Frans Viljoen en tant que joker médical". rugbyrama.fr (in French). 13 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

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