Gareth Edward Krause (born 30 December 1981) is a South African

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player. His regular position is lock or flanker.

Career

After representing the at Under–21 level, he made his first class debut for them in the 2002 Currie Cup competition and remained there for two seasons. In 2004, he moved to , where he spent the next five seasons, making a total of 97 appearances. During this time, he was also included in the

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squad for their inaugural season in the competition in

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. He was also included in the South Africa Sevens squad for the 2004–05 South Africa IRB Sevens World Series, playing in four tournaments, as well as the

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. He then continued his playing career in Italy, where he spent four seasons, playing for

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, Viadana and

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, returning in 2008 for a short spell with and the following season for a short spell with the . He made a permanent return to South African rugby in 2012, when he joined the for the third time.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krause, Gareth 1981 births Living people Aironi players Border Bulldogs players Cheetahs (rugby union) players Griquas (rugby union) players Rugby union flankers Rugby union locks Rugby union players from East London, South Africa South Africa international rugby sevens players South African rugby union players Alumni of Dale College Boys' High School South African expatriate rugby union players in Italy 21st-century South African sportsmen