Derick Kuün (born 8 June 1984) is a South African former professional

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player.

Biography

Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (also known as Affies), is a Public school (government funded), public Afrikaans, Afrikaans medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Arcadia, Pretoria, Elandspoort in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of So ...

product, Kuün captained South Africa Schools and represented his country in three editions of the IRB Junior World Championships. He made his

Currie Cup The Currie Cup () is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier domestic competition, four South African franc ...

debut for the

Blue Bulls The Blue Bulls (), known for sponsorship reasons as the Vodacom Blue Bulls, is a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament and the United Rugby Championship. They are governed by their second team t ...

in 2004 and the following year competed for the Blitzboks during the

2004–05 World Sevens Series The 2004–05 Sevens World Series was the sixth edition of the global circuit for men's national rugby sevens teams, organised by the International Rugby Board since 1999–2000. The defending series champions New Zealand retained their title by ...

. Kuün was a hooker on the

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Super 14 team from 2007 to 2011, featuring in their 2007, 2009 and 2010 championship-winning sides. He captained the

Southern Kings The Southern Kings were a South African professional rugby union team that competed in Super Rugby and Pro14. They were based in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape province and played their home matches at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. They w ...

in a tour match against the 2009 British & Irish Lions. At the end of the 2011 season, Kuün retired from professional rugby to operate his family farming business.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuun, Derick 1984 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players Rugby union hookers Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool 21st-century South African sportsmen Place of birth missing (living people)