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Clark Roberts
This is a list of rugby union footballers who have played for the Lions in Super Rugby, the Pro14 and United Rugby Championship competitions, and the EPCR Challenge Cup. The list includes any player that has played in a regular season match, semi-final or final for the Lions, ordered by debut date and name. The Lions competed in Super Rugby in 1996 as Transvaal, in 1997 as the Gauteng Lions, as the Cats between 1999 and 2006 and as the Lions between 2007 and 2012 and from 2014 to 2020, competed in the Pro14 Rainbow Cup in 2021, the United Rugby Championship from 2021 and in the EPCR Challenge Cup since 2022. Super Rugby players (2014–2020) Other Super Rugby players The following players have represented the Lions in Super Rugby prior to 2014, however due to lack of archived evidence no confirmed number of appearances and points can be confirmed for these players. Due to the lack of archived evidence, this list is incomplete. Players listed in ''italics'' only represented the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lions (United Rugby Championship)
The Lions (known as the Emirates Lions for sponsorship reasons) is a South African professional rugby union team based in Johannesburg in the Gauteng province. They competed in the Super Rugby competition until 2020, and have competed in the United Rugby Championship since 2021. They are the successor of the teams known as Transvaal ( 1996), Gauteng Lions ( 1997) and the Cats ( 1998– 2006). They had varied results in Super Rugby, finishing at the bottom of the table six times (in 1998, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2012), but reaching the semifinal stage five times (in 2000, 2001, 2016, 2017 and 2018). They reached their first final in 2016 – where they lost to the 20–3 in Wellington – The Lions made the final again in 2017 but this time on their own ground but unfortunately lost again against the Crusaders with the final score being 17-25. The team reached their 3rd consecutive final in 2018 when they lost against the 38–17 in Christchurch. Their most successful co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schalk Van Der Merwe (rugby Union)
Schalk Willem 'Hond' van der Merwe is a former South African rugby union player who last played for the in the Currie Cup. He previously played for the , the and the in domestic South African rugby, for the and the in Super Rugby, for in the French Top 14 and for Irish Pro14 side Ulster. His usual position is prop. He joined the prior to the 2014 season. He was included in the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season and made his debut in a 21–20 victory over the in Bloemfontein. He joined Irish Pro14 side Ulster Ulster (; or ; or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional or historic provinces of Ireland, Irish provinces. It is made up of nine Counties of Ireland, counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom); t ... prior to the 2017–18 season. He was released on 4 December 2018 after making just three Pro14 appearances. References External linksSchalk Van der Merweon ''espnscrum.com''.on ''itsrugby.co.uk''. Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coenie Van Wyk
Coenraad bleskop George van Wyk (born 8 January 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays either as a fly-half or full-back. Currently, he represents Toshiba Brave Lupus in the Japanese Top League. He has previously played Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup rugby for , , the , the and the , Super Rugby for the and the and Varsity Cup rugby for . In 2013, he was included in the South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup. The team won the tournament when it went undefeated after all three matches. He was included in the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season and was named on the substitutes' bench in the opening match of the season against the in Bloemfontein, but failed to make an appearance. He signed for the prior to the 2015 Super Rugby season The 2015 Super Rugby season was the 20th season of Super Rugby and the fifth season featuring an expanded 15-team format. For sponsorship reasons, this competition was known as Asteron L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MB Lusaseni
Luvuyiso 'MB' Lusaseni (born 16 December 1988) is a former South African rugby union player for the in the Rugby Challenge. He played first class rugby between 2009 and 2016, making in excess of 100 appearances. His regular position is lock or flanker and he played for the in Super Rugby and for the , , and domestically. He also played representative rugby for South Africa Schools in 2006, South Africa Under-20 in 2008, the South African Barbarians in 2012 and the South African Universities team in 2013. He retired from rugby union at the end of 2016 to concentrate on the production of his own craft beer. Career He started playing for the and represented them at Under–16 and Under–18 level between 2004 and 2006. He earned a call-up to the S.A. Schools team in 2006 and also joined the academy in 2007. The following year, he was included in the South Africa Under-20 team for the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship. He made his first class debut in the 2009 Vodacom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JW Jonker
Jacobus Willem Jonker (born 19 March 1987) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played with the and in Super Rugby and the , , and in domestic rugby between 2006 and 2017. Rugby career He plays mostly as a centre. He represented the in Super Rugby and the . and in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup. Jonker announced his retirement in 2013 due to a chronic ankle injury, aged 25. However, he returned to the playing field in 2014 and was included in the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season. He played the remainder of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season for the before signing a contract to join for the 2015 season and play for the in the 2015 Super Rugby season The 2015 Super Rugby season was the 20th season of Super Rugby and the fifth season featuring an expanded 15-team format. For sponsorship reasons, this competition was known as Asteron Life Super Rugby in Australia, Investec Super Rugby in New .... He retired in 2017. References L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruan Dreyer
Ruan Martin Dreyer (born 16 September 1990) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is prop. He plays for in Super Rugby. He was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2010 IRB Junior World Championship. He joined prior to the 2018–19 English Premiership. It was confirmed in June 2020 that he had left the club. On 12 July 2020, it was later confirmed that Dreyer returned to his old club Lions The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the tip of its tail. It is se ... for next season. References External links *itsrugby.co.uk profile 1990 births Living people Afrikaner people Alumni of Hoërskool Monument Gloucester Rugby players Golden Lions players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Rugby union players from Potchefstro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Britz
Willem Stephanus Britz (born 31 August 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the Japanese sides the in Super Rugby and the NTT Communications Shining Arcs in the Top League. Career At youth level, he represented at the U18 Craven Week tournaments in 2005 and 2006. He also played for them in the U19 Currie Cup tournament in 2006 before moving to the . He made his debut for the Cheetahs in the 2009 Vodacom Cup game against the Eastern Province Elephants, Mighty Elephants. He then moved to the in 2010, where he became a regular in the team over the next 3 seasons. He played another 4 games for the Cheetahs during the 2011 Vodacom Cup season and also represented in the Varsity Cup during the 2008 Varsity Cup, 2008, 2009 Varsity Cup, 2009, 2010 Varsity Cup, 2010, 2011 Varsity Cup, 2011 and 2012 Varsity Rugby#Varsity Cup, 2012 seasons. He joined the just before the start o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick Tecklenburg
Warwick John Tecklenburg is a former South African rugby union player, who played first class rugby between 2011 and 2016. He playing in Super Rugby for the and domestically for the and . He also played for Kamaishi Seawaves in the Japanese Top League East. His usual position is flanker. He retired at the start of 2017 to join his family's farming business. Career He represented Mpumalanga Country Districts at U18 level and the at U19 level before joining the . He made his first team debut for the Blue Bulls against in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division season. He signed a two-year contract with the for the 2013 season. and played in both legs of the ' promotion/relegation matches after the 2013 Super Rugby season, which saw the regain their spot in Super Rugby. He was then included in the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season and made his Super Rugby debut in a 21–20 victory over the in Bloemfontein. He also represented in the Varsity Cup. He joined Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Cronjé
Ross Cronjé (born 26 July 1989) is a South African Rugby player. He played at scrum-half for the in Super Rugby, the in the Currie Cup and the in the Rugby Challenge. He previously played for the .Greenaway, Mike (January 13, 2022)Lions veteran Ross Cronje calls time on impressive rugby career, ''Independent Online ''Independent Online'', popularly known as ''IOL'', is a news website based in South Africa that serves the online versions of a number of South African newspapers, including '' The Star'', '' Cape Times'', '' Cape Argus'', ''Weekend Argus'', '' ...''. Retrieved June 14, 2023 He is the twin brother of former Zimbabwean international Guy Cronjé. References External links *Lions profile Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Van Rooyen
Jacques van Rooyen (born 24 October 1986) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is prop. Career Varsity Cup and amateur rugby He represented the in Varsity Cup rugby in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 seasons, making twenty five appearances in total. Van Rooyen was also in the South African police service for 2 years before getting a pro contract after varsity stating that he always wanted to follow in his father's footsteps as a police officer despite going to varsity He also played for Irish side City of Armagh in the 2011–2012 Ulster Senior League. Golden Lions In 2013, after impressing at amateur club level with Pretoria Police, he joined Johannesburg-based team the . He made his first class debut in the opening match of the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the . Two weeks later, he made his first start in the same competition against near rivals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alwyn Hollenbach
Alwyn Wilhelm Cornelius Johannes Hollenbach (born 14 June 1985) is a former South African rugby union footballer that mostly played as a centre. He represented the between 2005 and 2009, also making two appearances for their affiliated Super Rugby side the and playing two games for . In 2009, he moved to Johannesburg to play for the . He made 56 appearances for them and a further 25 for the in Super Rugby Super Rugby is a men's professional rugby union club competition involving teams from Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands. It has previously included teams from Argentina, Japan, and South Africa. Super Rugby started as the S .... He retired from rugby during the 2015 season. References External links *Lions profile Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Wepener
Frederik Willem Wepener (born 2 April 1981) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker for the in Super Rugby and the in the Currie Cup. Wepener has previously represented Clermont Auvergne, Griquas, the Leopards and the . In August 2013, he rejoined the for the third time, signing a two-year contract with the Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon ...-based team. References External links *Willie Wepenerat itsrugby.co.ukBulls profile 1981 births Living people Afrikaner people ASM Clermont Auvergne players Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players South African expatriate rugby union players in France 21st-century South African sportsmen Golden Lions players Griquas (rugby union) players Leopards (rugby union) play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |