Wiaan Liebenberg

Wiaan Liebenberg
Personal information
Full name Willem Andries Liebenberg
Born (1992-08-31) 31 August 1992
Brackenfell, South Africa
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
School(s) attended Drostdy High School
University University of Pretoria
Club information
Playing position Flanker
Current club Montpellier
Youth career
2009–10 Boland Cavaliers
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2012– UP Tuks 17 (45)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2012–15 Blue Bulls 39 (65)
2014 Bulls 1 (0)
2015– Montpellier 12 (0)
Representative team(s)
2012 S.A. Under-20 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 16 January 2016.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 11 May 2014.

Willem Andries Liebenberg (born 31 August 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Top 14 side Montpellier.[1] His regular position is flanker.

Career

Provincial rugby

He represented the Boland Cavaliers at the Under–18 Academy and Craven Week tournaments in 2009 and 2010 respectively, which lead to his inclusion in the South African Under–18 High Performance Squad in 2010.

He also moved to the Blue Bulls where he played at Under–19 and Under–21 level. He made his debut for the senior team during the 2012 Vodacom Cup in a match against the Sharks XV.[2]

He captained the UP Tuks side during the 2015 Varsity Cup and named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.[3]

2012 Junior World Championship

Liebenberg was included in and named captain of the S.A. Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. The team went on to win the tournament for the first time.

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Wiaan Liebenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. "Sharks XV vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. "Match Breakdown: Varsity Cup XV vs South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
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