Ernst Ladendorf

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Ernst Ladendorf
Full nameErnst Frederich Erwin Ladendorf
Date of birth (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Alberton, South Africa
Height2.00 m (6 ft 6+12 in)
Weight109 kg (17 st 2 lb; 240 lb)
School Marais Viljoen High School, Alberton
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number eight / Lock
Current team Falcons
Youth career
2011 Sharks
2012–2013 Border Bulldogs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 Border Bulldogs 3 (0)
2014–present Falcons 69 (30)
Correct as of 25 August 2019

Ernst Frederich Erwin Ladendorf (born 5 February 1992 in Alberton, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Falcons. [1] He can play as a flanker, number eight or a lock.

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Career

Sharks

After school, Ladendorf joined the Sharks Academy in Durban. He represented the Sharks U19 side in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring a try against the Golden Lions U19s [2] as they finished fifth on the log.

Border Bulldogs

He moved down the coast in 2012 to join East London-based side the Border Bulldogs. He played for the Border U21 side in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, making eight appearances and again scoring a try against the Golden Lions. [3] Border finished the season bottom of the log with just two victories in their twelve matches, but a 21–15 victory over Eastern Province U21 saw them retain their place in Group A of the competition.

Ladendorf was included in the Border Bulldogs senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut for them in their 24–25 defeat to a Free State XV in Alice, coming on as a first-half blood-bin replacement. [4] Two more appearances off the bench followed in their matches against Western Cape sides Boland Cavaliers [5] and SWD Eagles, [6] with the Border Bulldogs winning both matches. In the latter half of the year, he was involved in a disastrous campaign for the Border U21 side in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship. Ladendorf weighed in with two tries in each of their matches against the Leopards U21, [7] [8] but could not help his side losing all twelve their matches in the competition. He scored a try in their relegation play-off match, to help them to a 23–21 victory against the Eastern Province U21s for the second year in a row to once again remain in Group A. [9]

Falcons

Ladendorf was one of a number of players that moved from East London to Kempton Park-based outfit the Falcons for the 2014 season. He made two appearances for the Falcons in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He started all six of their matches in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series, but the Falcons finished in sixth spot, to qualify to the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. He played in two of their five matches of the First Division regular season, before appearing as a replacement in their 31–24 upset victory over the Leopards in the semi-final of the competition. [10] He started the final of the competition, but the Falcons suffered a 21–23 defeat to Welkom-based side the Griffons. [11]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ernst Ladendorf". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks 22–23 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 13–22 MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 25–26 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border Bulldogs 26–25 Regent Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Western Districts 19–25 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 26–17 Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 28–57 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 23–21 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  10. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 24–31 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  11. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 23–21 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2016.