Frik Kirsten

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Frik Kirsten
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Barend Christoffel Kirsten
Born	(1988-08-18) 18 August 1988 Sandton, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	120 kg (18 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended	Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
University	University of Pretoria
Relatives	Jannes Kirsten (brother)
Club information
Playing position	Tighthead Prop
Current club	Blue Bulls / Bulls
Youth career
2004–08	Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2011	UP-Tuks	1	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2007–	Blue Bulls	47	(0)
2009–	Bulls	31	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2005	S.A. Schools B		()
2006	S.A. Schools U18		()
2007	South Africa U19		()
2008	South Africa U20		()
2013–	South Africa		()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 13 October 2013. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 1 August 2013.

Frik Kirsten (born (1988-08-18)18 August 1988) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a prop for the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup.

Kirsten made his provincial and Super Rugby debuts in 2009 against Western Province and the Blues respectively.

In 2013, he was called up to the South Africa squad following an injury to Frans Malherbe.^[1]

External links

↑ "Frik Kirsten called up to Springbok squad". South African Rugby Union. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.

Squads

v t e Bulls (training squad) – 2014 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Arno Botha David Bulbring Jacques du Plessis Jacques Engelbrecht Dean Greyling Grant Hattingh Frik Kirsten Werner Kruger Wiaan Liebenberg Bandise Maku Victor Matfield Bongi Mbonambi Morné Mellett Jono Ross Pierre Spies Deon Stegmann Flip van der Merwe Marcel van der Merwe Hencus van Wyk Callie Visagie Paul Willemse

Backs	Bjorn Basson Ulrich Beyers Clayton Blommetjies JJ Engelbrecht Louis Fouché Francois Hougaard Travis Ismaiel Jesse Kriel Sampie Mastriet Waylon Murray Akona Ndungane Ryan Nell Rudy Paige Handré Pollard Jacques-Louis Potgieter Jan Serfontein William Small-Smith Piet van Zyl Jürgen Visser

Coach	Frans Ludeke

v t e South Africa – 2013 outgoing tours

Forwards	Lourens Adriaanse Willem Alberts Bakkies Botha Marcell Coetzee Bismarck du Plessis Pieter-Steph du Toit Eben Etzebeth Siya Kolisi Francois Louw Frans Malherbe Tendai Mtawarira Coenie Oosthuizen Gurthrö Steenkamp Adriaan Strauss Flip van der Merwe Duane Vermeulen Did not play: Jannie du Plessis Frik Kirsten Scarra Ntubeni

Backs	Jean de Villiers Fourie du Preez JJ Engelbrecht Jaque Fourie Bryan Habana Patrick Lambie Willie le Roux Ruan Pienaar JP Pietersen Morné Steyn Did not play: Gio Aplon Johan Goosen Zane Kirchner Louis Schreuder Jan Serfontein Jano Vermaak

Coach	Heyneke Meyer

v t e Blue Bulls – 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

Forwards	David Bulbring Jean Cook Jacques du Plessis Jacques Engelbrecht Dean Greyling Grant Hattingh Frik Kirsten Werner Kruger Wiaan Liebenberg Bandise Maku Bongi Mbonambi Morné Mellett Jono Ross Wilhelm Steenkamp Marcel van der Merwe Callie Visagie Jaco Visagie Willie Wepener Paul Willemse Did not play: Shaun Adendorff Deon Stegmann Dawie Steyn Schalk van Heerden Hencus van Wyk

Backs	Bjorn Basson Ulrich Beyers Clayton Blommetjies JJ Engelbrecht Travis Ismaiel Lohan Jacobs Tony Jantjies Sampie Mastriet Waylon Murray Akona Ndungane Rudy Paige Handré Pollard Jan Serfontein William Small-Smith Ruan Snyman Francois Venter Jürgen Visser Did not play: Willie du Plessis Danie Faasen Rohan Janse van Rensburg Tian Schoeman Courtnall Skosan Dries Swanepoel

Coach	Pine Pienaar

v t e Bulls – 2013 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Arno Botha Jean Cook Jacques du Plessis Dean Greyling Grant Hattingh Frik Kirsten Juandré Kruger Werner Kruger Morné Mellett Dewald Potgieter Jacques Potgieter Chiliboy Ralepelle Jono Ross Pierre Spies Wilhelm Steenkamp Deon Stegmann Flip van der Merwe Hencus van Wyk Callie Visagie Willie Wepener Paul Willemse Did not play: Cornell Hess

Backs	Bjorn Basson Ulrich Beyers JJ Engelbrecht Louis Fouché Francois Hougaard Zane Kirchner Lionel Mapoe Sampie Mastriet Akona Ndungane Wynand Olivier Rudy Paige Jan Serfontein Morné Steyn Francois Venter Jano Vermaak Jürgen Visser Did not play: Ruan Snyman

Coach	Frans Ludeke

v t e Blue Bulls – 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division

Forwards	Arno Botha Robbie Coetzee Jean Cook Rossouw de Klerk Dean Greyling Grant Hattingh Cornell Hess Frik Kirsten Juandré Kruger Werner Kruger Bongi Mbonambi Morné Mellett Franco Mostert Dewald Potgieter Jacques Potgieter Chiliboy Ralepelle CJ Stander Wilhelm Steenkamp Deon Stegmann Dawie Steyn Warwick Tecklenburg Flip van der Merwe Willie Wepener Did not play: Rayno Gerber Jono Janse van Rensburg Vincent Koch Wiaan Liebenberg

Backs	Bjorn Basson Ulrich Beyers Clayton Blommetjies Lionel Cronjé JJ Engelbrecht Louis Fouché Francois Hougaard Lohan Jacobs Zane Kirchner Sampie Mastriet Akona Ndungane Rudy Paige Johann Sadie Jan Serfontein Ruan Snyman Morné Steyn Francois Venter Jano Vermaak Jürgen Visser Did not play: Willie du Plessis Adri Jacobs Trompie Pretorius

Coach	Pine Pienaar

v t e Bulls – 2012 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Arno Botha Rayno Gerber Dean Greyling Frik Kirsten Juandré Kruger Werner Kruger Bongi Mbonambi Dewald Potgieter Jacques Potgieter Chiliboy Ralepelle Pierre Spies CJ Stander Wilhelm Steenkamp Deon Stegmann Dawie Steyn Flip van der Merwe Gerrit-Jan van Velze Willie Wepener

Backs	Bjorn Basson JJ Engelbrecht Louis Fouché Francois Hougaard Zane Kirchner Akona Ndungane Wynand Olivier Johann Sadie Morné Steyn Francois Venter Jano Vermaak Did not play: Lionel Cronjé Ruan Snyman Jürgen Visser

Coach	Frans Ludeke

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