Adriaan Engelbrecht
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adriaan Erasmus Engelbrecht | ||
| Nickname | Meel | ||
| Born | 14 September 1990 Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Hoër Volkskool, Potchefstroom | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Centre | ||
| Current club | Leopards | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–11 | Leopards | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014- | NWU Pukke | 8 | (71) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011– | Leopards | 49 | (242) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2013 | South Africa President's XV | 4 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 11 October 2014. † Appearances (Points). | |||
Adriaan Erasmus 'Meel' Engelbrecht (born 14 September 1990) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Leopards.[1] His regular position is centre.
Career
Youth
He represented the Leopards at the 2008 Under-18 Craven Week tournament and progressed through the age groups, playing in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in 2009 and the Under-21 Provincial Championship in 2010 and 2011.
Senior career
He made his first class debut for the Leopards in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition in a match against the Eastern Province Kings.[2] He played in the Under-21 Provincial Championship in the rest of the season, but made his return to the senior side in the 2012 Vodacom Cup, scoring four tries[3] and made twelve starts in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season.
In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[4] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[5]
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile Adriaan Engelbrecht". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Leopards vs Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "2012 Vodacom Cup Try Scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "SA President’s XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ↑ "SA President’s XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
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