Jurie van Vuuren

Jurie van Vuuren

Personal information
Full name	Jurie George van Vuuren
Born	7 June 1993 Ladybrand, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
School(s) attended	Oakdale Agricultural High School, Riversdale
Club information
Playing position	Lock / Flanker
Current club	Western Province / Stormers
Youth career
2012–	Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2013	Maties	3	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2014–	Stormers	8	(0)
2014–	Western Province	15	(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 2 November 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 22 March 2014.

Jurie George van Vuuren (born 7 June 1993 in Ladybrand) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Stormers and Currie Cup rugby with Western Province.^[1] His regular position is lock or flanker.

Career

With no prior senior experience, Van Vuuren joined the Stormers' touring squad during the 2014 Super Rugby season following several injuries to first team players.^[2][3] He made his debut for the Stormers in their 25–15 loss to the Brumbies in Canberra^[4] by coming on as a second-half substitute.^[5] He was named in the starting line-up for the Stormers' next match, against the Reds in Brisbane.^[6]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Jurie van Vuuren". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
2. "Stormers change four for Crusaders". SuperSport. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
3. "Lock crisis hits Stormers". The Citizen. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
4. "Canberra heartbreak for DHL Stormers". Stormers. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
5. "Match Breakdown: Brumbies vs DHL Stormers". South African Rugby Union. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
6. "Seven changes for Stormers". Rugby365. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.