Nicky Steyn

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Nicky Steyn
Full nameNicolaas Phillipus Jacobus Steyn
Date of birth (1985-08-02) 2 August 1985 (age 36)
Place of birth Kroonstad, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb)
SchoolWelkom Gymnasium
University University of the Free State /
Central University of Technology
Rugby union career
Position(s) No 8 / Flanker
Youth career
2003–2005 Griffons
2004 Sharks
2006 Free State Cheetahs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–2008 Free State Cheetahs 19 (60)
2008–2015 Griffons 121 (280)
Correct as of 5 September 2015
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 South African Barbarians (North) 1 (0)
Correct as of 19 June 2013

Nicolaas Phillipus Jacobus Steyn (born 2 August 1985 in Kroonstad) is a former South African rugby union player that made 140 first class appearances for the Griffons and the Free State Cheetahs between 2006 and 2015. [1] He usually played as an Eighth man.

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Career

Youth

He represented the Griffons at the 2003 Under-18 Craven Week and in the Under-20 and Under-21 Currie Cup competitions in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he joined the Free State Cheetahs and represented them at Under-21 level.

Free State Cheetahs

He was included in the Free State Cheetahs squad for the 2006 Vodacom Cup tournament and made his debut against the Leopards. [2] He made a total of eighteen appearances in the Vodacom Cup competition in 2006, 2007 and 2008, but failed to break into the Currie Cup side.

Griffons

He returned to the Griffons for the 2008 Currie Cup First Division competition and established himself a regular, making 121 appearances for the side over the next eight seasons, scoring 55 tries.

He was a key member of their 2014 Currie Cup First Division-winning side. He captained the side in the final and helped the Griffons win the match 23–21 [3] to win their first trophy for six years. [4]

He retired from professional during the 2015 Currie Cup First Division season to accept a job offer as a quantity surveyor in Doha, Qatar. [5] He left the Griffons as their all-time top try scorer with 56 tries, [6] and in their top ten for all-time appearances.

Representative rugby

In 2012, he was selected for the South African Barbarians (North) team against England that toured South Africa as part of the 2012 mid-year rugby test series. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Nicky Steyn". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Impala Leopards 48-17 Vodacom Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 23-21 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Currie Cup Griffons win First Division title". Sport24. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Nicky Steyn: Perses groet 'n grote". Netwerk24. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Griffons - Statistics - SuperSport - Rugby". SuperSport. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "SA Barbarians teams named". Sport24. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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