Friedle Olivier

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Friedle Olivier
Date of birth (1992-05-27) 27 May 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight116 kg (18 st 4 lb; 256 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Dr Johan Jurgens, Springs
University University of South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number eight / Flanker / Lock
Current team Cheetahs / Free State Cheetahs
Youth career
2010–2013 Falcons
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2019 Falcons 85 (165)
2020–2022 Enisei-STM 30 (115)
2022– Cheetahs ()
2023– Free State Cheetahs ()
Correct as of 20 June 2022

Friedle Olivier (born 27 May 1992) is a professional South African rugby union player for the Enisei-STM in the Rugby Premier League. [1] His regular position is as a number eight, but he played as a flanker and a lock earlier in his career.

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Career

Olivier earned his first provincial selection when he was included in the Blue Falcons side that played at the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2010. After high school, he fell in with the Falcons' youth structures and made five appearances for the Falcons U19 side in Group B of the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, helping them reach the semi-finals of the competition.

In 2012, he made three starts for the Falcons U21s in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring two tries in their match against Griffons U21s in a 31–27 victory. [2]

He was included in the Falcons' senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup and made his first class debut by starting their Round One 0–62 defeat to the Pumas in Nelspruit. [3] He also started their next match – as they bounced back to beat the Golden Lions 27–22 in Kempton Park [4] – and their Round Three match against the Leopards XV in Potchefstroom, which saw Olivier score his first senior try halfway through the first half in a 16–47 defeat. [5] He appeared as a replacement in their remaining four matches of the competition as they finished in seventh position on the Northern Section log to miss out on a quarter final berth.

His Currie Cup debut came in August 2013; this also happened in Nelspruit in a match against the Pumas as he came on as a late replacement in a 12–69 defeat. [6] He made one more Currie Cup appearance in their match against the Griffons in Welkom, [7] but spent the majority of the season playing for and captaining the Falcons U21s in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He started all seven of their matches and scored eight tries; he scored in six of their matches and got two tries against both Griquas U21 [8] and the Pumas U21s [9] to finish the season as the Falcons U21s' top scorer. [10]

He made six appearances in the 2014 Vodacom Cup as the Falcons won one match out of seven to finish in seventh position on the Northern Section and a further three appearances in the 2014 Currie Cup qualification competition, where teams competed for a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. The Falcons finished in sixth spot to remain in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. Olivier made three appearances in the Currie Cup First Division, including his first Currie Cup start in their 36–27 victory over the Griffons, a match which also saw Olivier score his first try in the Currie Cup competition in the final ten minutes of the match. [11] The Falcons finished fourth on the log to qualify for the semi-finals; Olivier was not involved in their 31–24 victory over a Leopards team that finished top of the log [12] or the final, where the Falcons lost 21–23 to the Griffons in Welkom. [13]

Olivier made four starts for the Falcons in the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition and contributed tries in their matches against the Pumas, [14] Namibian side Welwitschias [15] and the Limpopo Blue Bulls [16] to help the Falcons finish in fifth spot, narrowly missing out on a quarter final spot. He made five appearances for them in the 2015 Currie Cup qualification competition where they again fell short, finishing in third spot on the log despite Olivier tries in their matches against the SWD Eagles [17] and the Griffons. [18] He started their 2015 Currie Cup First Division campaign in fine style, scoring two tries in their 48–27 victory over the Border Bulldogs in the first match of the competition. [19]

Statistics

As of 26 June 2022
First class career
SeasonTeamsCurrie Cup First DivVodacom CupOtherTotal
AppsPtsAppsPtsAppsPtsAppsPts
2013 Falcons 2075——95
2014Falcons6550——115
2015Falcons720315——1035
2016Falcons515——6—1115
2017Falcons815——7101525
2018Falcons835——7101545
2019Falcons720——7151435
Career Total431101520273585165
SeasonTeamsRussian ChampionshipRussian CupEuropean Super CupTotal
AppsPtsAppsPtsAppsPtsAppsPts
2020 Enisei-STM ——2———2—
2021Enisei-STM14352154302080
2022Enisei-STM835————835
Career Total227041543030115

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References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Friedle Olivier". South African Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 27–31 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 62–0 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 27–22 MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards XV 47–16 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 69–12 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 50–35 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 28–39 Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 27–19 Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 36–27 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 24–31 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 23–21 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 28–22 Hino Valke". South African Rugby Union. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB Welwitschias 7–45 Hino Valke". South African Rugby Union. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls 27–38 Hino Valke". South African Rugby Union. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  17. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 22–17 SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  18. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 57–41 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  19. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 48–27 Border". South African Rugby Union. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
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