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Full name | Gerhardus Cornelis Steenekamp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 9 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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