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

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

Squads

SWD Eagles – 2014 Currie Cup qualification

Forwards	Junior Bester Ashley Buys Christo du Plessis Dexter Fahey Roy Godfrey Marcel Groenewald Lyndon Hartnick Kurt Haupt Grant Kemp Wayne Khan Grant le Roux Schalk Oelofse Buran Parks Davon Raubenheimer Shaun Raubenheimer Janneman Stander Peet van der Walt Mzwanele Zito Did not play: Layle Delo Hannes Franklin Raoul Larson

Backs	Karlo Aspeling Alshaun Bock Jarryd Buys Martin du Toit Mzo Dyantyi Danie Faasen Dwayne Kelly Hentzwill Pedro Daniel Roberts Brian Skosana Gerrit Smith Elric van Vuuren Anver Venter Luzuko Vulindlu Clinton Wagman

Coach	Bevin Fortuin

SWD Eagles – 2014 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Junior Bester Ashley Buys Layle Delo Christo du Plessis Hannes Franklin Lyndon Hartnick Grant Kemp Wayne Khan Grant le Roux Schalk Oelofse Quinten Petzer Shaun Raubenheimer Janneman Stander Peet van der Walt Mzwanele Zito Did not play: Buran Parks

Backs	Karlo Aspeling Alshaun Bock Lionel Cornelius Martin du Toit Mzo Dyantyi Danie Faasen Eldred James Hentzwill Pedro Deroy Rhoode Daniel Roberts Duwayne Smart Dillon Snell Elric van Vuuren Anver Venter Did not play: Gerrit Smith Luzuko Vulindlu Clinton Wagman

Coach	Bevin Fortuin

SWD Eagles – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Layle Delo Christo du Plessis Lourens du Toit Martin Ferreira Kabamba Floors Roy Godfrey Lyndon Hartnick Dean Hopp Grant Kemp Wayne Khan Raoul Larson Grant le Roux Dumisani Meslane Schalk Oelofse Buran Parks Shaun Raubenheimer Jéan Rossouw Hans van Dyk Michael Vermaak Mzwanele Zito Did not play: JJ du Toit

Backs	Jandré Blom Alshaun Bock Marshall Boesak Martin du Toit Mzo Dyantyi Eldred James Ghafoer Luckan Mbembe Payi Hentzwill Pedro Deroy Rhoode Daniel Roberts Gerrit Smith Jeff Taljard Justin van Staden Anver Venter Luzuko Vulindlu Clinton Wagman Did not play: Johan Herbst Kempie Rautenbach Elric van Vuuren

Coach	Bevin Fortuin

SWD Eagles – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Armand Coetzee Layle Delo Christo du Plessis Kabamba Floors Lyndon Hartnick Grant Kemp Wayne Khan Raoul Larson Grant le Roux Wikus Louwrens Dumisani Meslane Giant Mtyanda Buran Parks Shaun Raubenheimer Jéan Rossouw Xavier Scholtz Hans van Dyk James van Rooyen Michael Vermaak Did not play: Dean Hopp Quinten Petzer Hein Potgieter

Backs	Kerwin Appollis Alshaun Bock Lionel Cornelius Martin du Toit Mzo Dyantyi Charlie Ewerts Merlin Geswindt Johan Herbst Kirsten Heyns Creswin Josephs Ghafoer Luckan Deroy Rhoode Daniel Roberts Wentsley Scott Jeff Taljard Elric van Vuuren Clinton Wagman Did not play: Warren Malgas Kempie Rautenbach Graham September

Coach	Eddie Myners

SWD Eagles – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Layle Delo Lyndon Hartnick Dean Hopp Schalk Jooste Grant Kemp Wayne Khan Wilhelm Koch Lehan Koekemoer Grant le Roux Dumisani Meslane Giant Mtyanda Quinten Petzer Hein Potgieter Shaun Raubenheimer Jéan Rossouw Sidney Tobias Anton van der Westhuizen Hans van Dyk Michael Vermaak Did not play: Buran Parks

Backs	Tythan Adams Alshaun Bock Kurt Coleman Martin du Toit Mzo Dyantyi Charlie Ewerts Jerome Fillies Burton Francis Stokkies Hanekom Johan Herbst Theuns Kotzé Ghafoer Luckan Baldwin McBean Kempie Rautenbach Deroy Rhoode Jeff Taljard Elric van Vuuren Clinton Wagman Did not play: Cecil Dumond Howard Noble Daniel Roberts Wentsley Scott

Coach	Johann Lerm

SWD Eagles – 2012 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Alrico Beukes Christo du Plessis Lyndon Hartnick Dean Hopp Wayne Khan Frans Jooste Lehan Koekemoer Raoul Larson Grant le Roux Danzel Manuel Giant Mtyanda Buran Parks Hein Potgieter Shaun Raubenheimer Jéan Rossouw Xavier Scholtz Anton van der Westhuizen Michael Vermaak Did not play: Layle Delo Braam Immelman Wilhelm Koch Dumisani Meslane

Backs	Raynor Becker Anton Beswick Alshaun Bock Morne Buis Cecil Dumond Mzo Dyantyi Johan Herbst Baldwin McBean Kempie Rautenbach Deroy Rhoode Wentsley Scott Jeff Taljard Elric van Vuuren Clinton Wagman Did not play: Jaco Colyn Howard Noble

Coach	Johann Lerm

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