Ruaan Lerm

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Ruaan Lerm
Full nameRuaan Stephen Lerm
Date of birth (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth Kempton Park, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
School Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen, Boksburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number eight / Flanker
Current team Southern Kings
Youth career
2008–2010 Falcons
2011–2013 Golden Lions
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012–2016 Golden Lions XV 35 (90)
2014 → Griquas 8 (5)
2015–2016 Lions 3 (0)
2015–2016 Golden Lions 11 (5)
2017–present Southern Kings 40 (20)
Correct as of 4 May 2019
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 South Africa Under-16 Elite Squad
Correct as of 22 April 2018

Ruaan Stephen Lerm (born 25 March 1992) is a South African rugby union player for the Southern Kings in the Pro14. [1] His regular position is number eight or flanker.

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Career

Youth

Lerm played schools rugby for Hoërskool Dr. E.G. Jansen in Boksburg, which earned him call-ups to a few youth week tournaments for his local Falcons side. In 2008, he was selected in their squad for the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in Ermelo, which also led to his inclusion in a South African Under-16 Elite squad training group. He then represented the Falcons in two consecutive Under-18 Craven Week competitions; the 2009 competition held in East London and the 2010 competition held in Welkom, where he scored a try in his only appearance against Border. [2]

In 2011, Lerm made the short move from the Falcons to Johannesburg-based Golden Lions. Lerm played in all fourteen of the Golden Lions U19's matches during the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries as they went all the way to final of the competition. In the final, they faced Gauteng rivals the Blue Bulls U19. Lerm played all 70 minutes as his side ran out 20–19 winners to clinch the championship in front of their home crown in Johannesburg. [3]

Lerm moved up to the Under-21 age group in 2012 and made ten appearances for the Golden Lions U21 side in the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship (scoring two tries) and then made eleven starts during the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries.

Golden Lions

His first class debut came in 2012, during the Vodacom Cup competition. He started in their opening match of the season against the Leopards in Potchefstroom, where they suffered a 23–16 defeat. [4] After playing off the bench in the Golden Lions' 59–29 victory over his former side Falcons in their next match, [5] he then started a further five matches during the competition. He made just one appearance during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring his first senior try in the Golden Lions' 30–19 defeat to the Griffons in Welkom. [6]

In the 2014 Vodacom Cup, he started in all nine matches of the Golden Lions' season as they made it all the way to the final, only to lose 30–6 in the final against Griquas in Kimberley. [7] Lerm scored five tries in his nine matches, including two tries in their match against the Griffons. [8]

Griquas

In 2014, Lerm made a loan move to Kimberley to join Griquas for the duration of the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division, as part of the deal that saw Howard Mnisi in the opposite direction. [9] He was named in the starting line-up for their Round Three match against the Pumas in Nelspruit [10] and made a total of eight appearances.

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ruaan Lerm". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 22–26 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Lions 20–19 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 23–16 MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 59–29 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 30–19 MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 5 April 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – GWK Griquas 30–6 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 40–37 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Ryno trek Rosestad toe, Howard word 'n Leeu". Volksblad. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "UCT pivot debuts for Griquas". Sport24. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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