Nikolai Blignaut

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Nikolai Blignaut
Full nameHendrik Nikolai Blignaut
Date of birth (1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth East London, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
SchoolBaysville Secondary School, East London
UniversityOakridge College, Durban
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team College Rovers
Youth career
2002 Border Bulldogs
2004–2006 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–present College Rovers 18 (15)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005–2009 Sharks (Currie Cup) 41 (15)
2010 Boland Cavaliers 14 (5)
2014 Sharks (Currie Cup) 4 (0)
Correct as of 7 April 2015
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2004 South Africa Under-19
2005–2006 South Africa Under-21 10 (0)
2007 Emerging Springboks 2 (0)
Correct as of 24 March 2015

Hendrik Nikolai Blignaut (born 1 October 1985 in East London, South Africa) is a rugby union player for club side College Rovers. He previously played provincial rugby for the Sharks and Boland Cavaliers and usually plays as a lock or flanker.


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