Full name | Ockie Barnard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 21 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Richards Bay, South Africa [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Westville Boys' High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ockie Barnard (born 21 April 2001) is a South African rugby union player for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup. [2] His regular position is lock.
Barnard was named in the Free State Cheetahs side for the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division. [3] He made his Currie Cup debut for the Free State Cheetahs against the Golden Lions in Round 5 of the 2022 Currie Cup Premier Division. [4]
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