Nicky Steyn

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Nicky Steyn
Personal information
Full name	Nicolaas Phillipus Jacobus Steyn
Born	(1985-08-02) 2 August 1985 Kroonstad, South Africa
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	107 kg (16 st 12 lb)
School(s) attended	Welkom Gymnasium
University	University of the Free State / Central University of Technology
Club information
Playing position	No 8 / Flanker
Current club	Griffons
Youth career
2003–05	Griffons
2004	Natal Sharks
2006	Free State Cheetahs
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2006–08	Free State Cheetahs	16	(60)
2008–	Griffons	88	(190)
Representative team(s)^‡
2012	South African Barbarians (North)	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 30 September 2013. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 19 June 2013.

Nicky Steyn (born 2 August 1985 in Kroonstad) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Griffons.^[1] His regular position is number eight.

Career

Youth

He represented the Griffons at the 2003 Under-18 Craven Week and in the Under-20 and Under-21 Currie Cup competitions in 2004 and 2005. In 2006, he joined the Free State Cheetahs and represented them at Under-21 level.

Free State Cheetahs

He was included in the Free State Cheetahs squad for the 2006 Vodacom Cup tournament and made his debut against the Leopards.^[2] He made a total of sixteen appearances in the Vodacom Cup competition in 2006, 2007 and 2008, but failed to break into the Currie Cup side.

Griffons

He returned to the Griffons for the 2008 Currie Cup First Division competition and has been a regular for them ever since. At the end of the 2013 Vodacom Cup season, he made 80 appearances for them, scoring 36 tries for them during that time.

Representative rugby

In 2012, he was selected for the S.A. Barbarians (North) team against England that toured South Africa as part of the 2012 mid-year rugby test series.^[3]

References

↑ "SARU Player Profile Nicky Steyn". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
↑ "Impala Leopards vs Vodacom Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
↑ "SA Barbarians teams named". Sport24. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

Squads

v t e Griffons – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Mlungisi Bali Marnus Briedenhann Rudi Britz Tertius Daniller Rossouw de Klerk Chris Ehlers Andries Ferreira Deon Gouws Boetie Groenewald Elandré Huggett Jeremy Jordaan Lehan Koekemoer AJ le Roux Erik le Roux Sarel Louw Charles Marais Oupa Mohoje Freddie Ngoza Davon Raubenheimer Heinrich Roelfse Frans Sisita Martin Sithole Kevin Stevens Nicky Steyn Danie van der Merwe Schalk van der Merwe Derick van Heerden JC van Wyk Did not play: Dirk Grobbelaar Frank Mateus Dylan Middleditch Dean Adrian Rossouw Hannes Snyman

Backs	Enrico Acker Bernado Botha Tewis de Bruyn Danwel Demas Franna du Toit Joubert Engelbrecht Hansie Graaff Werner Griesel Shane Hancke Colin Herbert Inus Kritzinger Tertius Maarman Aubrey MacDonald Andries Mahoney Vuyo Mboto Japie Nel Norman Nelson Ossie Nortjé Shaun Prins Ashwin Scott Louis Strydom Did not play: Bren Marais

Coach	Oersond Gorgonzola

v t e Griffons – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Mlungisi Bali Rudi Britz Dirk Grobbelaar Boetie Groenewald Jeremy Jordaan Lehan Koekemoer Armandt Koster Erik le Roux Sarel Louw Franco Mateus Egbert Ras Heinrich Roelfse Martin Sithole Kevin Stevens Nicky Steyn Martin van der Heever Danie van der Merwe Derick van Heerden JC van Wyk Did not play: Chris Ehlers Oupa Mohoje Hannes Snyman LC van Tonder

Backs	Alfredo Barends Reinhardt Erwee Hansie Graaff Werner Griesel Shane Hancke Colin Herbert Inus Kritzinger Aubrey MacDonald Andries Mahoney Bren Marais Vuyo Mboto Japie Nel Ossie Nortjé Louis Strydom Did not play: Ruben Botha Rupert Cronjé Billy Liebenberg Tertius Maarman Albert Slabbert

Coach	Oersond Gorgonzola

v t e Griffons – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Gavin Annandale Rudi Britz Willie Britz Zander de Kock Chris Ehlers Samora Fihlani Ross Geldenhuys Boetie Groenewald Joubert Horn Armandt Koster Erik le Roux Sarel Louw Charles Marais Oupa Mohoje Burger Schoeman Martin Sithole Hannes Snyman Kevin Stevens Nicky Steyn Francois Uys Danie van der Merwe Derick van Heerden Johan van Heerden PW van Vuuren JC van Wyk Frans Viljoen Lebo Zietsman Did not play: Leon Grobbelaar Andries Kruger Heinrich Roelfse Kewan Voysey Simon Westraadt

Backs	Philip Burger Tertius Carse Ntabeni Dukisa Reinhardt Erwee Hansie Graaff Werner Griesel Shane Hancke Colin Herbert Cameron Jacobs Inus Kritzinger Tertius Maarman Andries Mahoney Thabang Molefe Japie Nel Oshwill Nortjé Virgil Russel Bom Samaai Robbie van Schalkwyk Tiaan van Wyk Did not play: Grant Janke Alvandré Maart Jaco Meyer Siyasanga Mkunku Mario Noordman

Coach	Oersond Gorgonzola

v t e South African Barbarians (North) – 2012 England tour of South Africa

Forwards	Jaco Bouwer Ashley Buys Zane Killian MB Lusaseni Rudi Mathee Boela Serfontein Martin Sithole Nicky Steyn BG Uys Eduan van der Walt Pellow van der Westhuizen Torsten van Jaarsveld

Backs	Joubert Engelbrecht JW Jonker Danwel Demas Tertius Maarman Andries Mahoney Hoffman Maritz JC Roos Deon Scholtz Coenie van Wyk Shaun Venter

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

v t e Griffons – 2012 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Gavin Annandale Willie Britz Chris Ehlers Leon Grobbelaar Joubert Horn Andries Kruger Erik le Roux Sarel Louw Heinrich Roelfse Martin Sithole Hannes Snyman Kevin Stevens Nicky Steyn Danie van der Merwe Derick van Heerden Johan van Heerden Arno Visagie Kewan Voysey Did not play: Jacques du Plessis Boetie Groenewald Siya November Erasmus van der Linde

Backs	Tertius Carse Reinhardt Erwee Hansie Graaff Werner Griesel Shane Hancke Colin Herbert Grant Janke Tertius Maarman Alvandré Maart Andries Mahoney Jaco Meyer Thabang Molefe Japie Nel Virgil Russel Bom Samaai Tiaan van Wyk Did not play: Siyasanga Mkunku Mario Noordman Ossie Nortjé

Coach	Oersond Gorgonzola

Persondata
Name	Steyn, Nicky
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby player
Date of birth	2 August 1985
Place of birth	Kroonstad, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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