Francois Kleinhans

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Francois Kleinhans
Date of birth (1991-01-07) 7 January 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb; 212 lb)
School Glenwood High
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / No 8
Current team Pumas
Youth career
2007–2012 Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2016 Sharks XV 30 (15)
2011–2016 Sharks (Currie Cup) 24 (25)
2017–present Pumas 38 (45)
Correct as of 10 July 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 South Africa Under-20 3 (5)
Correct as of 18 April 2015

Francois Kleinhans is a South African rugby union player for the Pumas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He can operate as a flanker or eighthman. He also played for South Africa Under 20 in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. [1]

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