Lourens Adriaanse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lourens Cornelius Adriaanse | ||
| Born |
5 February 1988 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Paarl Gimnasium | ||
| University | Stellenbosch University | ||
| Relatives | Jacobie Adriaanse (brother) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Tighthead Prop | ||
| Current club | Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Western Province | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2010 | Maties | 16 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–2013 | Griquas | 37 | (15) |
| 2011–2013 | Cheetahs | 30 | (0) |
| 2014–present | Sharks | 46 | (0) |
| 2014–present | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 14 | (15) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2009 | South Africa Students | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–present | South Africa | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Barbarians | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Springbok XV | 1 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. | |||
Lourens Cornelius Adriaanse (born 5 February 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a tighthead prop.
Career
Adriaanse was born in Cape Town and has played in the Western Province youth teams. He represented Maties in the Varsity Cup in 2009 and 2010, before moving to the Griquas for the 2011 season. His domestic performances saw a quick elevation to the Cheetahs Super Rugby team and he debuted in a match against the Reds in Brisbane.[1]
He joined the Sharks for the start of the 2014 season.[2] He was included in their squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[3] and made his debut for the Sharks in a 31–16 victory against the Bulls in Durban.[4][5]
International
Adriaanse was called up to the South Africa squad for the 2013 mid-year rugby union tests against Italy, Scotland and Samoa, but he didn't play in any of the matches. He finally made his Springbok debut in a test against France on 23 November 2013 in Paris.
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lourens Adriaanse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ↑ "Stut-skok vir GW, Cheetahs". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 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.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 31-16 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Lourens Adriaanse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- Profile at itsrugby.co.uk
- Adriaanse at www.genslin.us/bokke