| Date of birth | 14 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wian Conradie (born 14 October 1994) is a Namibian rugby union player who plays for the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby (MLR). Conradie previously played for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby [1] He was first named to Namibia's squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup, [2] as well as the 2019 and 2023 World Cup
After graduating Conradie would bounce around a few teams from 2019 to 2021. Conradie would sign with the New England free jacks in 2021. At the conclusion of the 2021 MLR season Conradie would be named to the all MLR first team scoring 4 tries in 15 appearances. [3]
On 15 July 2021, Conradie went to England to play for Gloucester in the Premiership Rugby in the 2021-22 season. [4] In March 2022, Conradie returned to the Free Jacks. [5]
After his return to the free jacks he would help them win a championship during the 2023 season. On top of this he would be named MLR Forward of the year at the end of the season after appearing in 15 games and scoring 35 points. [6] He would also be named to the all MLR first team for a second time. [7] He would then participate in the 2023 Rugby World Cup with Namibia. Then returning to the free jacks for the 2024 season he would appear in 8 games before being injured for the rest of the season. Conradie would make a full return the following year appearing in 16 games and helping the free jacks win their third straight MLR championship in 2025. He would also reach his 50th cap with the free jacks on March 15, 2025, vs Nola Gold. [8] At the end of the year Conradie would be named to the all MLR first team for the third time in his career. [9]
International career
Conradie attended Windhoek High School where he would play for one of the best teams in Namibia. Conradie then represented the Namibia in 2012 in the u18 Craven Week in South Africa as well as in the U19 Confederation of African Rugby tournament. In 2013, Conradie helped his team qualify for the Junior World Cup in South Africa and went on to represent the U20 squad at the World Rugby Trophy in Chile. [10]
Conradie made his international debut for Namibia during the 2015 World Cup. Since then he has continued to make appearances for the team. Including their appearances in the 2019 and 2023 World Cup. [11]
Growing up in Namibia Conradie was a multi sport athlete. Besides rugby he would participate in Track and Field and would even represent Namibia in field hockey at different youth levels. He would attend the University of Johannesburg earning a bachelor's degree in B-tech Quantity Surveying he would also play for the schools rugby team. [12]
Conradie is married to his wife Amouré and they have a son together named Duan. [13]