Victor Eric 'Strand' Kruger (born 19 January 1989 in Welkom) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Rustenburg-based club side Impala. His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth and Varsity Cup

He was part of the squad that played in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition. He then moved to

Potchefstroom Potchefstroom (, colloquially known as Potch) is an academic city in the North West Province of South Africa. It hosts the Potchefstroom Campus of the North-West University. Potchefstroom is on the Mooi Rivier (Afrikaans for "pretty river" ...

, where he joined the , as well as university side . He was included in the squad for the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition and in the squad for the 2009 and

2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship The 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A was contested from 3 July to 30 October 2010. The tournament (also known as the ''ABSA Under-21 Provincial Championship'' for sponsorship reasons) was the top tier of 2010 edition of the Under-21 ...

competitions. He also played for – and captained – the in the

Varsity Cup Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each univers ...

competition, representing them from

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Leopards

Kruger was named as a reserve for the for their

2009 Currie Cup Premier Division The 2009 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division season was the 71st season in the competition since it started in 1889. The competition was contested from 10 July through to 31 October. It was won by the Blue Bulls, who defeated the Free State Cheetahs ...

match against , but failed to come on as a substitute. His first class debut only came in 2011, when he started in the v Leopards match in the

2011 Vodacom Cup The 2011 Vodacom Cup was contested from 25 February to 13 May 2011. The tournament was the 14th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South A ...

. Due to his involvement in the

, he only made a further two appearances in that competition, both in 2011. He broke into the team's Currie Cup team for the

2012 Currie Cup First Division The 2012 Currie Cup First Division was contested from 30 June to 13 October 2012. The tournament (also known as the Absa Currie Cup First Division for sponsorship reasons) is the second tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competit ...

. He made his Currie Cup debut in their 68–35 victory against the in

and scored his first try in the return match in George seven weeks later.

Griquas

He joined in 2013 on a short-term contract, following a series of injuries to Griquas locks.

Boland Cavaliers

He joined Wellington-based side prior to the 2014 season.

Rustenburg Impala

In 2015, he moved to Rustenburg for work reasons and joined the defending SARU Community Cup champions, Rustenburg Impala.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kruger, Strand 1989 births Living people Griquas (rugby union) players Leopards (rugby union) players Rugby union players from Welkom South African rugby union players Rugby union locks