Louis Albertse

Louis Albertse
Personal information
Full name Louis Erasmus Albertse
Born (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990
Ermelo, South Africa
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
School(s) attended Michaelhouse, KwaZulu-Natal
University University of Johannesburg
Club information
Playing position Prop
Current club Eastern Province Kings / Kings
Youth career
2007 KwaZulu-Natal Country Districts
2008 KwaZulu-Natal
2009–11 Golden Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2012–13 Blue Bulls 6 (0)
2013–16 Aix / Provence Rugby 39 (0)
2016– Kings 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 4 March 2016.

† Appearances (Points).

Louis Erasmus Albertse (born 2 April 1990 in Ermelo, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Kings Super Rugby franchise and the Eastern Province Kings Currie Cup team.[1] His regular position is tighthead prop.

Rugby career

2007–08 : KwaZulu Natal

Albertse grew up in KwaZulu-Natal and earned his first provincial selection in 2007, when he represented KwaZulu-Natal Country Districts at the Under-18 Academy Week. In 2008, he was selected by KwaZulu-Natal for the premier high school rugby union tournament in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Pretoria, where he started in all three their matches.

2009–11 : Golden Lions

After high school, Albertse moved to Johannesburg where he joined the Golden Lions academy. He was a key member of Golden Lions U19 that participated in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He started five of their matches in the regular season and appeared as a replacement in the other, helping the Golden Lions finish in fourth position on the log to qualify for the semi-finals. He started their 32–30 victory over Blue Bulls U19 in the semi-final,[2] as well as the final, which Free State U19 won 45–13 in Pretoria.[3]

In 2010, he made four starts and three appearances off the bench for Golden Lions U21 in the Group A of the 2010 Under-21 Provincial Championship in a disappointing season that saw them finish in sixth position and missing out on the play-offs. He was named in their squad for the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but failed to make any appearances in the competition.

2012–13 : Blue Bulls

Albertse moved to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls prior to the 2012 season. He was named in their 2012 Vodacom Cup squad, but didn't appear in any matches. He was once again named in their squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup and he made his first class debut by playing off the bench in their opening match of the competition, a 40–32 victory over Griquas in Kimberley.[4] After more appearances off the bench in matches against the Pumas,[5] Golden Lions,[6] Falcons[7] and the Limpopo Blue Bulls,[8] he made his first senior start in an 89–10 victory over the Griffons in their final match of the regular season.[9] The Blue Bulls finished in second position on the Northern Section log to qualify for the Quarter Finals, but Albertse didn't feature in their 31–34 defeat to the Eastern Province Kings.[10]

2013–16 : Aix / Provence

Albertse then moved to France, where he joined a Pays d'Aix side that was newly-relegated to the third-tier Fédérale 1 for the 2013–14 season. He made his debut for them by playing off the bench in their 10–24 defeat to CS Vienne. After another appearance as a replacement against SO Chambéry, he made his first start in a defeat to US Annecy in their next match. He eventually made nine starts and a further eight substitute appearances as Aix finished in third position in Pool 2 of the competition. He started the second leg of their Last 16 play-off fixtures against FC Oloron, helping them progress on aggregate despite a 17–25 defeat. He played in both legs of their quarter final against RC Massy, but could not prevent them losing 50–61 on aggregate to be eliminated from the finals.[11]

Aix had a much-improved season in 2014–15, winning fifteen of their eighteen matches in Pool 4 of the competition to qualify for the finals for the second season in succession. Albertse was once again a regular player, featuring in eleven of their matches during the regular season. He started the second leg of their Last 16 match against Montluçon Rugby, helping them progress 45–29 on aggregate and then helped them go one step further that in 2013–14 by winning their Quarter Final tie against RC Aubenas; Albertse played in the second leg of a 48–43 aggregate victory. He also played in their 27–12 victory over SO Chambéry, where Aix overturned a 10–24 defeat in the first leg to win 37–36 on aggregate, and in the final, where he came on as a replacement on the hour mark to help Aix secure a 12–6 victory to win the championship and gain promotion to the 2015–16 Pro D2.[12]

Aix changed their name to Provence Rugby shortly after securing promotion[13] and Albertse made seven appearances for the team in the Rugby Pro D2 competition. In February 2016, Albertse played his last match for Provence, helping them to a 30–16 victory over Aurillac before leaving the club to return to South Africa.[14] He made a total of 39 appearances for the team, without scoring any tries during his time there.[15]

2016– : Southern Kings

Upon his return to South Africa, Albertse joined the Port Elizabeth-based Super Rugby franchise the Southern Kings for a trial period[16] and a week later, he was included on the bench for their opening match of the 2016 Super Rugby season against the Sharks.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Louis Albertse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Blue Bulls 30-32 Lions". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Lions 13-45 Free State". South African Rugby Union. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "GWK Griquas 32-40 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vodacom Blue Bulls 42-44 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "MTN Golden Lions 26-54 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Valke 14-74 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls 0-110 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 20 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Vodacom Blue Bulls 89-10 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Vodacom Blue Bulls 31-34 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Rugby - Fiche joueur - Statistiques en club - Fédérale 1 2013 - Matchs joués". It's Rugby (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Rugby - Player statistics - club stats - Fédérale 1 2014 - Games played". It's Rugby. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "LE PARC devient Provence Rugby" (Press release) (in French). Provence Rugby. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Rugby - Pro D2 : la victoire et avec la manière...". La Provence (in French). 6 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Rugby - Player statistics - club stats". It's Rugby. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Aidon ná eina byna reg vir aksie". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). 17 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Albertse selected for Kings bench" (Press release). Southern Kings. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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