| Date of birth | 26 June 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Wonderboom, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Tshwane University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Werner Lourens (born 26 June 1990) is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing with the Griffons. [1] His regular position is lock.
Lourens joined the Blue Bulls academy and was a member of the Blue Bulls U19 squad that participated in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship.
Since 2010, he played club rugby for the Tshwane University of Technology's rugby team, the TUT Vikings. He made five appearances for them during the 2010 Varsity Cup competition and also participated in the Carlton League.
In 2012, he was a member of the Griffons' wider training group, but (despite interest from the Welkom-based outfit to sign him permanently) decided to play in the 2013 Varsity Shield instead, [2] where he started six matches for TUT, scoring one try against UFH Blues. [3]
He did eventually join the Griffons for 2014 and was included in their squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut for the Griffons in their match against Griquas in Kimberley, ending on the losing side of a 20–12 scoreline. [4] He made three more starts during the competition as the Griffons finished sixth in their group. He made a further four appearances for the Griffons during the 2014 Currie Cup qualification series as they finished third to remain in the 2014 Currie Cup First Division competition.
An injury crisis for the Free State Cheetahs during the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division saw Lourens make a short-term move to Bloemfontein. He made his debut in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup in the Cheetahs' match against the Pumas, which they lost 17–31, [5] but was an unused substitute in their next match against the Sharks. [6]
The 2010 Absa Currie Cup Premier Division was the 72nd season in the competition since it started in 1889. The competition was contested from 9 July through to 30 October.
The 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 73rd season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from July to October 2011. The tournament is the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition. The MTN Golden Lions won the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division.
George Alexander Whitehead is a South African professional rugby union player for the Cheetahs in Pro14 on loan from Griquas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a fly-half or fullback.
Elgar Graeme Watts is a South African professional rugby union player who played for the Boland Cavaliers, Pumas, Free State Cheetahs and Griquas domestically and for the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings in Super Rugby. His usual position is fly-half.
The 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division was the 76th season in the competition since it started in 1889 and was contested from 9 August to 25 October 2014. The tournament is the top tier of South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition.
David 'Marais' Schmidt is a South African professional rugby union player, that played first class rugby with the Golden Lions and Griquas between 2011 and 2014. His regular position is fly-half or full-back.
The 2015 Vodacom Cup was contested from 6 March to 30 May 2015. The tournament was the 18th edition of the Vodacom Cup, an annual domestic South African rugby union competition, and was played between the fourteen provincial teams in South Africa, as well as the Limpopo Blue Bulls and Namibian side Welwitschias.
Armandt Koster is a South African professional rugby union player. His regular position is flanker or lock.
Jason-Collin Fraser is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Nevers in the French Pro D2. His regular position is flanker or number eight.
Daniel Joubert van der Merwe is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Griffons. His regular position is prop.
Nkosikhona Nofuma is a South African professional rugby union player for the Griffons in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a flanker, number eight or lock.
Dillon Smit is a South African rugby union player for the Houston SaberCats in Major League Rugby (MLR). He previously played for the Lions in Super Rugby, the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and the Golden Lions XV in the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is scrum-half, but he can also play as a winger.
Daniel Niell Jordaan is a South African professional rugby union player for Griquas in the Currie Cup and the Rugby Challenge. His regular position is number eight.
Tertius Kruger is a South African professional rugby union player for theSouthern Kings in the Pro14. His regular position is centre.
Ruan van Rensburg is a South African rugby union player who plays for the SWD Eagles in South Africa's Provincial Competition the Currie Cup. His regular position is scrum-half.
Chase Wayne Morison is a South African professional rugby union player for Munakata Sanix Blues in the Top League in Japan. His can play as a prop or a hooker.
Rhyno Christo Smith is a South African professional rugby union player for the Benetton in United Rugby Championship. He usually plays as a fullback, but can also play as a fly-half or winger.
Marius Louw is a South African professional rugby union player for the Lions in URC and in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre, but he also played as a flanker earlier in his career.
Minenhle Lethuxolo Mthethwa is a South African professional rugby union player who most recently played with the Eastern Province Kings. He usually plays as a winger, but can also play as an outside centre.
Jasper van der Westhuizen Wiese is a South African rugby union player who plays for Leicester Tigers in England's Premiership Rugby. He previously played for the Cheetahs in the Pro14, the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Free State XV in the Rugby Challenge. He can play as an eighth man or a flanker. He made his debut for South Africa in 2021. He was a Premiership Rugby champion in 2022, scoring a try in the final and being named as the Man of the Match.