BG Uys

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BG Uys
Full nameBurrie Gildenhuys Uys
Date of birth (1988-06-20) 20 June 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Heidelberg
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
School Paarl Gymnasium
University NWU Pukke
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Youth career
2007–2009 Leopards
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2010 NWU Pukke 23 (5)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2013 Leopards 61 (40)
2013 Leopards XV 5 (5)
2014 Eastern Province Kings 5 (0)
2015–2016 Cheetahs 14 (0)
2015 Free State Cheetahs 9 (0)
2016 Free State XV 8 (5)
Correct as of 18 July 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008–2009 South Africa Students 3 (5)
2012 South African Barbarians (North) 1 (0)
Correct as of 4 February 2013

Burrie Gildenhuys "BG" Uys is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Free State Cheetahs. [1] [2] His regular position is prop.

Contents

Career

Youth

He came through the ranks of the Leopards, playing for them at Under-18 and Under-21 from 2007 to 2009.

Varsity Rugby

He played Varsity Cup rugby for NWU Pukke between 2008 and 2010, which led to his inclusion in the South African Students teams in 2008 and 2009.

Leopards

He made his Currie Cup debut for the Leopards in 2010 against the Blue Bulls [3] and became a first team regular over the next four seasons, making 66 first class appearances in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions.

Eastern Province Kings / Southern Kings

In 2013, while still contracted to the Leopards, Uys joined the Southern Kings training group prior to the 2013 Super Rugby season, [4] but was later released to the Leopards' 2013 Vodacom Cup squad. [5]

He played for the Leopards for the remainder of 2013 before joining the Eastern Province Kings for 2014. [6] He made one appearances for the Eastern Province Kings during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, a 3–31 defeat to the Free State XV in Cradock. [7] In June 2014, he was selected on the bench for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on as a second-half replacement as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat. [8] He made three appearances for the EP Kings on their return to the Premier Division of the Currie Cup, which included starting in their final match of the season against the Pumas to secure their first win of the season after nine consecutive defeats. [9]

Cheetahs

In July 2014, Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské revealed that Uys would move to the Bloemfontein-based Super Rugby side for the 2014 Super Rugby season. [10] This was later confirmed when he was named in the Cheetahs' wider training group prior to the season. [11]

Representative rugby

He also played for a South African Barbarians (North) side that played against England during their 2012 tour of South Africa. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – BG Uys". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "World Artists : BG Uys". World Artists. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 43–38 Platinum Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Schoeman vervang Uys". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Southern Kings name reduced 35 man Super Rugby squad". Rugby15. Rugby15. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Kings op Luiperdjag". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 3–31 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 12–34 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 26–25 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kings-voorryman vervang Trevor" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Naka kies dié 59 spelers in sy vergrote Super-groep" (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Barbarians North 31–57 England". South African Rugby Union. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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