Luhandre Luus

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Luhandre Luus
Date of birth (1995-11-13) 13 November 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Current team Petrarca Padova
Youth career
Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014−2015 F.I.R. Academy ()
2015−2017 Calvisano 25 (25)
2017−2019 Zebre 33 (5)
2019−2023 Valorugby Emilia 65 (165)
2023− Petrarca Padova ()
Correct as of 24 May 2020
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015 Italy Under 20 10 (15)
2016−2018 Emerging Italy 6 (0)
Correct as of 24 May 2020

Luhandre Luus (Cape Town, 13 November 1995) is a South African-born Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Hooker and he currently plays Petrarca Padova in Italian Serie A Elite. [1]

In 2017–18 Pro14 and 2018–19 Pro14 seasons, he played for Zebre in Pro 14, first to pass to Valorugby Emilia in Top12, where he played for it until 2023. [2] [3] [4]

After playing for Italy Under 20 in 2015, in 2016 and 2018 he also was named in the Emerging Italy squad. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "benvenuto luhandre luus". Petrarca Rugby. 31 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "IL TALLONATORE LUUS PRESENTA LA SFIDA IN SUDAFRICA, SUA TERRA D'ORIGINE". Zebre Rugby Club. 24 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Luhandre Luus torna in Italia, vestirà la maglia del Valorugby Emilia - Rugby Mercato - Rugbymeet - il social network del rugby". www.rugbymeet.com (in Italian).
  4. ↑ "IL VALORUGBY SALUTA SETTE DIAVOLI". Valorugby Emilia. 15 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "ITALIA EMERGENTI, GLI AZZURRI CONVOCATI PER LA NATIONS CUP". www.federugby.it.


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