Elric van Vuuren

Elric van Vuuren
Personal information
Nickname Fires
Born (1985-04-08) 8 April 1985
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended Despatch High School
Club information
Playing position Fullback
Current club SWD Eagles
Youth career
2004–05 Free State Cheetahs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2006, 2008 Mighty Elephants 24 (35)
2007 Border Bulldogs 10 (22)
2011–15 SWD Eagles 58 (535)
2013 Kings 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 27 January 2016.

† Appearances (Points).

Elric van Vuuren is a former South African rugby union player that played Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup rugby for the Mighty Elephants, Border Bulldogs and SWD Eagles between 2006 and 2015. He also made two appearances for the Kings during the 2013 Super Rugby season.[1][2] His regular position was full-back, centre or fly-half.

He was included in the Kings squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[3] After an injury to SP Marais in the game against the Chiefs, he was selected as part of the Kings tour squad to Australasia and made two substitute appearances – against the Crusaders and the Hurricanes. However, he then lost his place to Shakes Soyizwapi and returned to the SWD Eagles, making three appearances for them in their 2013 Vodacom Cup season.

He retired from rugby union at the end of the 2015 season to take up a business opportunity in Port Elizabeth.[4]

References

  1. "Player Profile Elric van Vuuren". sarugby.net. Retrieved 19 Sep 2012.
  2. "It's Rugby player profile". It's Rugby. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. "2013 Southern Kings Super Rugby season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  4. "Arende pak Stormers". Oudtshoorn Courant (in Afrikaans). 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.


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