Hugo Kloppers

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Hugo Kloppers
Personal information
Full name	Pieter Hugo Kloppers
Born	(1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 Worcester, South Africa
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	111 kg (17 st 7 lb)
School(s) attended	Worcester Gymnasium
University	Stellenbosch University
Club information
Playing position	Lock
Current club	Golden Lions
Youth career
2004–06	Boland Cavaliers
2007–09	Western Province
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2009–13	Maties	27	(15)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2010	Western Province	4	(0)
2013–	Golden Lions	8	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2012	S.A. Students		()
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 20 October 2013. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 12 August 2013.

Hugo Kloppers (born 14 October 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Golden Lions.^[1] His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth

He represented Boland Cavaliers at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2004 and at the Under-18 Craven Week in 2006.

He then joined Western Province and played for their Under-19 team in 2007 and their Under-21 team in 2008 and 2009.

Western Province

He was included in the Western Province squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition and made his first class debut in their 28–23 victory over Eastern Province.^[2] His first start came a month later when he was selected as the starting lock in their match against SWD Eagles.^[3]

Lions

He joined the Golden Lions side for 2013.^[4] He made four appearances for them in the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in the final against the Pumas, which the Lions won 42–28.^[5] He was included in their squad for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division^[6] and made his Currie Cup debut in their first match of the season, a narrow 29–30 loss to the Free State Cheetahs.^[7]

Varsity Cup

He was a regular for the Maties Varsity Cup team, playing for them in their title-winning seasons in 2009 and 2010, as well as in 2011 and 2012.

References

↑ "SARU Player Profile Hugo Kloppers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
↑ "Match breakdown: Eastern Province vs Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
↑ "Match breakdown: Western Province vs SWD". South African Rugby Union. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
↑ "2013 Lions squad confirmed". Rugby15. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
↑ "Match breakdown: Steval Pumas vs MTN Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
↑ "2013 Golden Lions Currie Cup season". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
↑ "Match breakdown: MTN Golden Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.

Squads

v t e Golden Lions – 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division

Forwards	Martin Bezuidenhout JJ Breet Willie Britz Robbie Coetzee Ruan Dreyer François du Toit Stephan Greeff Lambert Groenewald Hugo Kloppers Jaco Kriel Derick Minnie Julian Redelinghuys Bees Roux Warwick Tecklenburg CJ van der Linde Franco van der Merwe Jacques van Rooyen Chris van Zyl Ruan Venter Willie Wepener Warren Whiteley Did not play: Gavin Annandale JC Janse van Rensburg Wiseman Kamanga Ruaan Lerm Franco Mostert Callie Visagie

Backs	Michael Bondesio Marnitz Boshoff Chrysander Botha Andries Coetzee Guy Cronjé Lionel Cronjé Ross Cronjé Robert de Bruyn Kobus de Kock Dylan des Fountain Stokkies Hanekom Deon Helberg Grant Janke Elton Jantjies Lionel Mapoe Tian Meyer Ruhan Nel Anthony Volmink Did not play: Ruan Combrinck JR Esterhuizen Alwyn Hollenbach Jacques Nel Vian van der Watt Deon van Rensburg Harold Vorster

Coach	Johan Ackermann

v t e Golden Lions – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Gavin Annandale Fabian Booysen Henri Boshoff Van Zyl Botha JJ Breet Willie Britz Robbie Coetzee Ruan Dreyer François du Toit Stephan Greeff JC Janse van Rensburg Wiseman Kamanga Hugo Kloppers Jacques Kotzé Jaco Kriel Eugene le Maitre Ruaan Lerm Devon Martinus Derick Minnie Franco Mostert Keith Murray Willie Newman Dylan Peterson Mark Pretorius Julian Redelinghuys Hendrik Roodt Janneman Stander Jannie Stander Warwick Tecklenburg Claude Tshidibi Rikus van Niekerk Jacques van Rooyen Chris van Zyl Callie Visagie Warren Whiteley Did not play: Tiaan Benade Martin Bezuidenhout Pieter Bothma Stephan de Wit Nico du Plessis Lourens Erasmus Ruan Janse van Rensburg David Jacobus Oosthuizen CJ van der Linde Ruan Venter Edgar Vermeulen

Backs	Leroy Afrika Michael Bondesio Fanie Booysen Marnitz Boshoff Chrysander Botha Andries Coetzee Guy Cronjé Lionel Cronjé Ross Cronjé Ashlon Davids Hanco Deale Kobus de Kock Dylan des Fountain Jean-Pierre du Plessis Damian Engledoe JR Esterhuizen Stokkies Hanekom Deon Helberg Alwyn Hollenbach Grant Janke Bradley Moolman Whestley Moolman Jacques Nel Ruhan Nel Marais Schmidt Vian van der Watt Xander van der Westhuizen Deon van Rensburg Wynand Venter Anthony Volmink Harold Vorster PJ Walters Percy Williams Did not play: Ruan Combrinck Robert de Bruyn Chad de Klerk Gideon Meiring Jaco Roodt Senzo Shabalala Matt Torrance

Coach	Russell Winter

Persondata
Name	Kloppers, Hugo
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby player
Date of birth	14 October 1988
Place of birth	Worcester, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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