Gerhard Engelbrecht

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Gerhard Engelbrecht
Full nameGerhardus Petrus Engelbrecht
Date of birth (1991-05-30) 30 May 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb)
School Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria
University University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Youth career
2007–2012 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2013 UP Tuks 1 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014 Falcons 3 (0)
2015 Sharks (Currie Cup) 9 (0)
2016–2017 Sharks XV 18 (5)
2016 → Griffons 7 (0)
Correct as of 7 April 2018

Gerhardus Petrus Engelbrecht (born 30 May 1991 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played with the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is prop.

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Career

Blue Bulls and UP Tuks

He attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria and was selected to represent the Blue Bulls at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition in 2007. He joined the Blue Bulls Academy after high school and made eleven starts for the Blue Bulls U21 side as they won the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship. [2]

In 2012, he also made a single appearance for UP Tuks in the 2012 Varsity Cup competition. [3]

Falcons

He joined Kempton Park-based outfit Falcons for the 2014 Currie Cup qualification tournament, a competition which saw the winner clinch a spot in the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his first class debut by coming on as a replacement in the Falcons' 54–40 victory over the Border Bulldogs [4] and made his first senior start two weeks later in a 25–40 defeat to eventual winners Griquas, [5] before also starting their match against the Griffons. [6]

The Falcons finished sixth in the qualification tournament to remain in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. Engelbrecht was named in the Falcons squad for this tournament – where they eventually finished as runners-up – but failed to make any further appearances.

Sharks

In 2015, Engelbrecht was named in the Sharks squad for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division. He was named on the bench for their second match of the season against the Eastern Province Kings in Durban. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Gerhard Engelbrecht". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vodacom Blue Bulls u.21 squad". Bulls. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – UCT 18–29 Tuks". South African Rugby Union. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 54–40 Border". South African Rugby Union. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 40–25 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 29–20 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Two stalwarts return". Sharks. 13 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
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