Tienie Burger
| Full name | Martinus Abraham Burger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rosendal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martinus Abraham Burger (born 1 November 1993 in Rosendal, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Template:Rut Cheetahs in Super Rugby and the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is lock or flanker.
Career
Youth and Varsity Cup rugby
At primary school level, he was selected for the Template:Rut Griffons side that played at the Under-13 Craven Week competition in 2006.
He then went to Grey College in Bloemfontein, which is in Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs territory. He represented them at the Under-18 Academy Week in 2011 and also played for the Template:Rut Free State U19 side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship. In 2012, he started off playing for the U19s in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, but halfway through the season, he was promoted to the Template:Rut Free State U21 side and started six matches for them in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
He once again played for them in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries in seven starts, including a brace in their match against Template:Rut Border U21.[2]
He started the 2014 season playing Varsity Cup rugby for the Template:Rut UFS Shimlas, starting all seven of their matches as they finished fifth in the competition, before returning to Under-21 action in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
Free State Cheetahs
He made his first class debut during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He was selected in the run-on side for the Template:Rut Free State XV for their match against Kenyan invitational side Template:Rut Simba XV and scored his first senior try in the opening minute of the match as they ran out 75–10 winners.[3] He also started their final match in the competition against the Template:Rut Blue Bulls a week later as they lost 21–22 in Bloemfontein.[4]
Burger was then named in the starting line-up for the Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs for their opening match of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season against the Template:Rut Pumas in Bloemfontein.[5]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Tienie Burger". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 15–32 Toyota Free State". South African Rugby Union. 20 July 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 77–10 Tusker Simba XV". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 21–22 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Cheetahs to rely on experience". Sport24. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2014.