Gerhard Steenekamp

Gerhard Steenekamp

Steenekamp in 2021
Full name	Gerhardus Cornelis Steenekamp
Date of birth	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Potchefstroom, South Africa
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) [1]
Weight	128 kg (282 lb)
School	Potchefstroom Gimnasium
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020–present Bulls 86 (10) 2020– Blue Bulls 15 (5) Correct as of 23 July 2022 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2017 South Africa national under-20 2022- South Africa 11 (5) Correct as of 24 May 2025

Gerhardus Cornelis Steenekamp (born 9 April 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship . ^[2] and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is loosehead prop.

He made his Super Rugby debut while for the Bulls in their round 2 match against the Stormers in February 2020, coming on as a replacement prop. ^[3] He signed for the Bulls Super Rugby side for the 2020 Super Rugby season. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Honours

• Currie Cup winner 2021
• Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021
• United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22
• Vodacom Bulls Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Year: 2022-23
• The Rugby Championship winner 2024

International statistics

Test Match record

As of 23 May 2025

Against	P	W	D	L	Tri	Pts	%Won
Argentina	3	2	0	1	0	0	66.67
Australia	1	1	0	0	0	0	100
England	1	1	0	0	0	0	100
Ireland	2	1	0	1	0	0	50
New Zealand	2	2	0	0	0	0	100
Scotland	1	1	0	0	0	0	100
Wales	1	1	0	0	1	5	100
Total	11	9	0	2	1	5	81.82

Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored

International tries

As of 23 May 2025

Try	Opposing team	Location	Venue	Competition	Date	Result	Score
1	Wales	Cardiff, Wales	Millennium Stadium	2024 end-of-year tests	23 November 2024	Win	12–45

References

1. "Gerhard Steenekamp". itsrugby. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
2. "Gerhard Steenekamp". Bulls. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
3. "Match Centre - Sanzar Stormers vs. Bulls". SANZAAR. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
4. "Vodacom Bulls announce exciting squad for Vodacom Super Rugby" (Press release). Bulls. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
5. "Stormers hold off scoreless Bulls in bruising Newlands battle". Sport24. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
6. "Nyakane set to start for Bulls against Stormers". Sport24. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.

External links

• Gerhard Steenekamp at Springboks
• Gerhard Steenekamp at European Professional Club Rugby
• Gerhard Steenekamp at ItsRugby.co.uk