Elric van Vuuren is a former
South Africa
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n
rugby union
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player that played
Currie Cup
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and
Vodacom Cup
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rugby for the , and between 2006 and 2015. He also made two appearances for the during the
2013 Super Rugby season
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.
His regular position was
full-back,
centre
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or
fly-half
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.
He was included in the squad for the
2013 Super Rugby season
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.
After an injury to
SP Marais in the game against the , he was selected as part of the Kings tour squad to Australasia and made two substitute appearances – against the and the . However, he then lost his place to
Siviwe Soyizwapi
Siviwe Sonwabile 'Shakes' Soyizwapi (born 7 December 1992 in Maclear) is a South African rugby union player, who is currently contracted by the South African Rugby Union to play for the South Africa Sevens national team. His usual position is ...
and returned to the , making three appearances for them in their
2013 Vodacom Cup
The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and Fi ...
season.
He retired from rugby union at the end of the 2015 season to take up a business opportunity in
Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha ( , ), formerly named Port Elizabeth, and colloquially referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipal ...
.
References
Living people
1985 births
South African rugby union players
Southern Kings players
Border Bulldogs players
SWD Eagles players
Rugby union players from Gqeberha
Rugby union fullbacks
21st-century South African sportsmen
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