Kurt-Lee Arendse

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Kurt-Lee Arendse
Kurt-Lee Arendse 2022.jpg
Arendse playing in 2022
Full nameKurt-Lee Arendse
Date of birth (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Paarl, South Africa
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) [1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb) [1]
SchoolPaulus Joubert Secondary School, Paarl
University University of the Western Cape
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Fullback
Current team Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars
Youth career
2015 Western Province U19
2016 Boland U20
2017 Western Province U21
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2020–2024 Bulls 45 (50)
2020–2024 Blue Bulls 12 (20)
2024- → Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars 3 (10)
Correct as of 23 July 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2021 South Africa Sevens 41 (75)
2022– South Africa 23 (85)
Correct as of 16 November 2024
Medal record
Men's Rugby union
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 France Squad

Kurt-Lee Arendse (born 17 June 1996) is a South African professional rugby player for the South Africa national team, where his regular position is wing or fullback, and a rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship

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Career

He attended Paulus Joubert Secondary School in Paarl, where he earned a selection into the Boland Cavaliers' sevens team that competed at the 2014 SARU Under-18 Sevens competition. [2] He progressed through the youth ranks in rugby union, playing in several national junior competitions — he played for Western Province U19 in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, for Boland U20 in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship and for Western Province U21 in the 2017 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

He was named as the MVP at the 2018 Varsity Cup Sevens tournament, [3] and joined the South African Rugby Sevens Academy in December 2018. [3] After playing for UWC in the 2019 Varsity Cup, Arendse was named in the Blitzboks squad for the Vancouver Sevens, [4] and he made his debut in their 31–12 Cup semi-final victory over Fiji. [5] He was an unused replacement in the final, [6] which South Africa won, beating France 21–12.

He represented Monaco rugby sevens during Supersevens 2020. The team also featured many other South Africans and ended 7th in the tournament.

In 2020, with no seven tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he joined the Pretoria Bulls franchise where he immediately made an impact. [7]

Statistics

Test match record

As of 23 November 2024
OpponentPWDLTryPts%Won
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 43011575
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2200525100
Flag of England.svg  England 330015100
Flag of France.svg  France 210121050
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 410321025
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1100210100
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4400210100
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 110015100
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 110015100
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 21011550
Total241806189075

International tries

As of 23 November 2024 [8]
TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Mbombela, South Africa Mbombela Stadium 2022 Rugby Championship 6 August 2022Win26–10
2Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Durban, South Africa Hollywoodbets Kings Park 2022 Rugby Championship 24 September 2022Win38–21
3IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2022 Autumn Nations Series 5 November 2022Loss19–16
4Flag of France.svg  France Marseille, France Stade Vélodrome 2022 Autumn Nations Series 12 November 2022Loss30–26
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Genoa, Italy Stadio Luigi Ferraris 2022 Autumn Nations Series 19 November 2022Win21–63
6
7Flag of England.svg  England London, England Twickenham Stadium 2022 Autumn Nations Series 26 November 2022Win13–27
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium 2023 Rugby Championship 8 July 2023Win43–12
9
10
11Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand London, England Twickenham Stadium 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 25 August 2023Win7–35
12Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Marseille, France Stade Vélodrome 2023 Rugby World Cup 10 September 2023Win18–3
13Flag of France.svg  France Saint-Denis, France Stade de France 2023 Rugby World Cup 15 October 2023Win28–29
14IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium 2024 Ireland tour of South Africa 6 July 2024Win27–20
15Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Bloemfontein, South Africa Free State Stadium 2024 mid-year tests 20 July 2024Win64–21
16Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane, Australia Lang Park 2024 Rugby Championship 10 August 2024Win7–33
17
18Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff, Wales Millennium Stadium 2024 Autumn Nations Series 23 November 2024Win12–45

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kurt-Lee Arendse player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "WP U18 Sevens Champs". Rugby365. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Player Profiles : Kurt-Lee Arendse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Davids and Arendse to join Blitzboks in Vancouver" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Match Centre: Vancouver, Cup Semi Finals, Match 39". World Rugby. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Match Centre: Vancouver, Cup Final, Match 45". World Rugby. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ↑ SA Rugbymag
  8. ↑ "Kurt-Lee ARENDSE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kurt-Lee Arendse voted SA URC Player of the Month after electrifying performances". IOL. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.


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