Francois Brummer

Francois Brummer

Personal information
Born	17 May 1989 Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Waterkloof
Club information
Playing position	Fly-Half
Current club	Pumas / Bulls
Youth career
2005–10	Blue Bulls
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2008–11	Blue Bulls	49	(480)
2010–11	Bulls	5 [note 1]	(2)
2012–15	Griquas	72	(262)
2013–15	Cheetahs	4	(17)
2016–	Bulls	8	(67)
2016–	Pumas	0	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2007	South Africa Under-19		()
2008–09	South Africa Under-20	9	(105)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 29 April 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 18 May 2014.

Francois Brummer (born 17 May 1989) is a South African rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Pumas in the domestic Currie Cup competition and the Bulls in Super Rugby. His regular playing position is fly-half, although he has played fullback on occasion.

Career

Bulls / Blue Bulls

Brummer came through the youth ranks at the Blue Bulls and went on to make 45 senior appearances in Pretoria, however these were largely confined to the Vodacom Cup competition.^[6] He was part of the Bulls squad for the 2010 and 2011 Super Rugby season's although he only played in 5 matches.

Griquas

The lack of activity saw him switch to the Griquas in 2012 and he has been the Peacock Blues regular fly-half since. The 2014 Vodacom Cup semi-final match against the Pumas,^[7] Brummer set a new domestic record for the fastest drop-goal in a match when he scored one after just 20 seconds.^[8]

Cheetahs

Solid performances for the Griquas saw him named in the Cheetahs squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season and so far he has made one appearance for the men from Bloemfontein.^[9][10]

Pumas / Bulls

Brummer joined Nelspruit-based side the Pumas for the 2016 season.^[11] He joined Super Rugby franchise the Bulls on loan for the 2016 Super Rugby season, rejoining the side from Pretoria where he previously made five Super Rugby appearances.^[12]

International

Brummer played for South Africa Under 19 in the 2007 Under 19 Rugby World Championship and South Africa Under 20 in the 2008 and 2009 IRB Junior World Championships.^[10] He is the leading South African points scorer in the history of the IRB Junior World Championship.^[13]

Notes

1. According to the South African Rugby Annual 2015, Brummer made just one appearance for the Bulls during the 2010 Super 14 season.^[1] However, according to the South African Rugby Union website, he made four appearances as a replacement during the 2011 Super Rugby season in matches against the Stormers,^[2] Crusaders,^[3] Chiefs^[4] and Rebels.^[5]

References

1. South African Rugby Annual 2015. 2015. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-620-62087-1.
2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Bulls 13-23 DHL Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Crusaders 27-0 Vodacom Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Bulls 43-27 Chiefs". South African Rugby Union. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Bulls 47-10 Melbourne Rebels". South African Rugby Union. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
6. "Francois Brummer itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
7. "Match Breakdown: Steval Pumas vs GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
8. "Brummer se skepdoel toe rekord". Volksblad. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
9. "GW kry JP, Marnus terug". Cheetahs (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
10. "Francois Brummer SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
11. "Soet en suur vir Griekwas". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
12. "Youngsters get chance to shine as Vodacom Bulls name team for Cheetahs clash" (Press release). Bulls. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
13. "IRB JWC All-time Statistics". IRB. Retrieved 30 July 2013.