Ulrich Beyers

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Ulrich Beyers
Date of birth (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
SchoolErmelo High School & Pongola Akademie
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Youth career
2007–2009 Pumas
2010 Western Province
2011–2012 Blue Bulls
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2014 Blue Bulls 34 (25)
2013–2014 Bulls 10 (0)
2015Bordeaux 1 (3)
2015–2016 Zebre 18 (15)
2016–2017 Blue Bulls 11 (20)
2017 Bulls 1 (0)
2017–2018 Blue Bulls XV 7 (15)
2018–2019 Southern Kings 9 (10)
2018 Eastern Province Elephants 1 (0)
Correct as of 4 May 2019
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 South Africa Under-20 4 (0)
Correct as of 13 April 2017

Ulrich Beyers is a South African rugby union player who plays for the Vladivostok Tigers in Russia. He signed for the club in August 2020. [1] His regular position is centre or full-back.

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Blue Bulls

He played for Pretoria-based side Blue Bulls between 2011 and 2014, making 34 appearances in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions. He also made 10 appearances for the Bulls Super Rugby side.

At the start of 2015, he joined French Top 14 side Bordeaux as a medical joker, [2]

Rugby Zebre

He joined Italian Pro12 side Zebre for the 2015–16 Pro12 season. [3] He played 15 games, starting 8, playing 783 minutes, contributing 12 points in the 2015-2016 PRO12 series. [4] He played 110 minutes in 3 games the European Rugby Cup contributing 3 points. [5] He scored his first try and conversion in the Pro14 for Zebre against Cardiff Blues.[ citation needed ]

Blue Bulls

Southern Kings

He joined the Southern Kings ahead of the 2018–19 Pro14. [6]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ulrich Beyers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.[ dead link ]
  2. "Beyers signs for Bordeaux". SuperSport. 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  3. "L'utility back Beyers e la terza linea Meyer completano la rosa 2015-16" (Press release) (in Italian). Zebre. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  4. "Statzone". Guinness Pro12. Retrieved 14 June 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Player stats Ulrich Beyers Zebre". It's rugby. 18 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. "Kings get injection of firepower". Herald Live. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.