Michael Claassens

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Michael Claassens

Personal information

Date of birth

28 October 1982

Place of birth

Kroonstad, South Africa

Height

1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

89 kg (14 st 0 lb) ^[1]

Club information

Position(s)

Scrum Half

Current club

Toulon

Senior clubs*

Years	Club	Apps (points)
2007–13 2013–	Bath Rugby Toulon	92 (95) 8 (0)

Super Rugby **

Provincial sides
2005–07	Free State Cheetahs	23
Super Rugby
2005–07	Free State Cheetahs

Representative teams**

2004–07

South Africa

8 (0)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of 25 November 2013.

Michael Claassens (born 28 October 1982 in Kroonstad, Free State) is a South African rugby union player for Toulon in the French Top 14. He has made his name as one of the best scrum halves in the English league.

Claassens previously played for the Free State Cheetahs,the Springboks and Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership, where he plays as a scrum-half.

Errie Claassens, brother of Michael, currently plays at Fullback or Winger in the RFU Championship for Bristol Rugby.

References

↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2011.

External links

v t e RC Toulonnais squad

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Persondata
Name	Claassens, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby union player
Date of birth	28 October 1982
Place of birth	Kroonstad, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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