Tewis de Bruyn (born 5 August 1982) is a South African former

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footballer. He regularly played as a scrum-half and occasionally as a

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. He represented the in the

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 ...

and

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competitions and the in

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for the majority of his career. He retired at the end of the 2013 season following a back injury to take up a coaching role at his ''alma mater'',

Grey College, Bloemfontein Grey College (Afrikaans: ''Grey Kollege'') is a semi-private English & Afrikaans medium school for boys situated in the suburb of Universitas in Bloemfontein in the Free State province of South Africa, it is one of the 23 Milner Schools. ...

Career

De Bruyn started his career playing for the

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–based and spent two seasons there before transferring to the

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in 2004. He moved again in 2006, joining the

Boland Cavaliers The Boland Cavaliers () are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual SA Cup and Currie Cup tournament. They draw players from the Cape Winelands District Municipality, Cape Winelands and West Coast District Municipality, ...

before finally moving to

Bloemfontein Bloemfontein ( ; ), also known as Bloem, is the capital and the largest city of the Free State (province), Free State province in South Africa. It is often, and has been traditionally, referred to as the country's "judicial capital", alongsi ...

in late 2007. He played more than 130 games in all competitions for the Cheetahs. De Bruyn had brief loan spells at the French side

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

in 2011 and the in 2013.
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References

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