Ruaan Lerm
| Full name | Ruaan Stephen Lerm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 March 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kempton Park, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen, Boksburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruaan Stephen Lerm (born 25 March 1992 in Kempton Park, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing for the Template:Rut Golden Lions.[1] His regular position is number eight or flanker.
Career
Youth
He played schools rugby for Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen in Boksburg, which earned him call-ups to a few youth week tournaments for his local Template:Rut Falcons side. In 2008, he was selected in their squad for the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Ermelo, which also led to his inclusion in a South African Under-16 Elite squad training group. He then represented the Falcons in two consecutive Under-18 Craven Week competitions; the 2009 competition held in East London and the 2010 competition held in Welkom, where he scored a try in his only appearance against Border.[2]
In 2011, Lerm made the short move from the Falcons to Johannesburg-based Template:Rut Golden Lions. Lerm played in all fourteen of the Template:Rut Golden Lions U19's matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries as they went all the way to final of the competition. In the final, they faced Gauteng rivals the Template:Rut Blue Bulls U19. Lerm played all 70 minutes as his side ran out 20–19 winners to clinch the championship in front of their home crown in Johannesburg.[3]
He moved up to the Under-21 age group in 2012 and made ten appearances for the Template:Rut Golden Lions U21 side in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship (scoring two tries) and then made eleven starts during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries.
Golden Lions
His first class debut came in 2012, during the Vodacom Cup competition. He started in their opening match of the season against the Template:Rut Leopards in Potchefstroom, where they suffered a 23–16 defeat.[4] After playing off the bench in the Golden Lions' 59–29 victory over his former side Template:Rut Falcons in their next match,[5] he then started a further five matches during the competition. He made just one appearance during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring his first senior try in the Golden Lions' 30–19 defeat to the Template:Rut Griffons in Welkom.[6]
In the 2014 Vodacom Cup, he started in all nine matches of the Template:Rut Golden Lions' season as they made it all the way to the final, only to lose 30–6 in the final against Template:Rut Griquas in Kimberley.[7] Lerm scored five tries in his nine matches, including two tries in their match against the Template:Rut Griffons.[8]
Griquas
In 2014, Lerm made a loan move to Kimberley to join Template:Rut Griquas for the duration of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, as part of the deal that saw Howard Mnisi in the opposite direction.[9] He was named in the starting line-up for their Round Three match against the Template:Rut Pumas in Nelspruit[10] and made a total of eight appearances.
References
- ^ "SARU Player Profile Ruaan Lerm". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Border vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Lions vs Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Down Touch Griffons vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: GWK Griquas vs Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Golden Lions vs Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Ryno trek Rosestad toe, Howard word 'n Leeu". Volksblad. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "UCT pivot debuts for Griquas". Sport24. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.