Stephan Lewies
| Full name | Joseph Stephanus Theuns Lewies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 27 January 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 114 kg (17 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Eldoraigne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Stephanus Theuns Lewies (born 27 January 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Sharks.[1] His regular position is lock.
Career
Youth
He played for the Template:Rut Sharks U19 side in 2011 and for the Template:Rut Sharks U21s in 2012 and 2013, starting 33 matches for those sides.
Sharks
He was included in the Template:Rut Sharks XV Vodacom Cup side in 2012 and made a late substitute appearance in their match against the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers in Malmesbury to make his first class debut.[2] Another substitute appearance followed in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, this time in a home match against the Template:Rut Free State XV.[3]
His Currie Cup debut came during the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season, when he started in their match against the Template:Rut Golden Lions.[4] He remained in the side for the rest of the season, starting two matches in total and making three substitute appearances, including coming on in the Currie Cup final, where he contributed to the Sharks beating Template:Rut Western Province 33–19.[5]
Lewies was also included in the Template:Rut Sharks squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[6] and made his debut in a 31–16 victory against the Template:Rut Bulls in Durban.[7][8]
International
After Bakkies Botha became unavailable and Flip van der Merwe got injured, Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer called up Lewies for the Test Match against Scotland. Lewies made his test debut on 28 June 2014, replacing stand-in captain Victor Matfield in the 55-6 thump over Scotland in Port Elizabeth.
In 2016, Lewies was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring England Saxons team.[9] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Bloemfontein,[10] but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners.[11]
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Stephan Lewies". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Stephan Lewies". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Regent Boland Kavaliers vs Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Sharks XV vs Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs The Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: DHL Western Province vs The Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ "Sharks 2014 squad" (Press release). Sharks. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Centre: Sharks v Bulls". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Cell C Sharks vs Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Ackermann to coach SA 'A' against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 28 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Youth and experience for SA 'A' opener against Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa "A" 24–32 England Saxons". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.