DuRandt Gerber
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | DuRandt Gerber | ||
| Born | 28 February 1982 George, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Outeniqua High School, George | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fly-half / Winger / Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | SWD Eagles | ||
| 2005 | Limpopo Blue Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2006–07 | Frascati | () | |
| 2007–08 | Novaco Alghero | () | |
| 2008–11 | Parma | 50 | (129) |
| 2011–12 | L'Aquila | 18 | (144) |
| 2012–13 | Lazio | 19 | (141) |
| 2013 | Griquas | 6 | (2) |
| 2013– | Lazio | () | |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2011 |  Italy A | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and points correct as of 1 November 2013. † Appearances (Points). | |||
DuRandt Gerber (born 28 February 1982) is a South African-born Italian rugby union player.[1][2] He can play as a fly-half, winger or full-back.[3]
Career
Youth
He started his career playing for his school side. Formerly a full-back, he played for Outeniqua High School second team. He moved to the fly-half position and was included in the SWD U19 team in 2001. In 2005, he moved to Pietersburg and played for the Limpopo Blue Bulls amateur and country districts teams.
Italian club rugby
Gerber moved to Italy in 2006, joining Frascati for the 2006–07 season and Algero in 2007–08. The following season, he signed a deal with Gran Parma, where he spent the next three seasons. He won the "Player-of-the-Season" award and was the top try scorer for Parma in the 2009–10 Super 10 season. The team played as Gran Ducato Parma in the new National Championship of Excellence in 2010–11 and he was once again the top try scorer with six tries.[4]
He played for L'Aquila in the 2011–12 season[5] and for Lazio for 2012–13.
Return to South Africa
In 2013, he returned to South Africa and joined Griquas for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division season.[6]
Return to Italy
After making just six appearances for Griquas, however, he returned to Italy to join former side Lazio.[7]
Italy A
He represented Italy 'A' in the 2011 Churchill Cup. He was also included in the training camp for the national team for the 2011 Rugby World Cup,<ref name="Mondiali Rugby - In 43 verso i Mondiali: "L'élite"">"Mondiali Rugby - In 43 verso i Mondiali: "L'élite"". EuroSport (in Italian). 30 May 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.</ref> but missed out on the final group.
References
- ↑ "SARU Player Profile DuRandt Gerber". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "It's Rugby Player Profile : DuRandt Gerber". It's Rugby. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ "Piazza Rugby Profile : DuRandt Gerber". Piazza Rugby Pro Sport Management (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "George-seun in Wêreldbekergroep". George Herald (in Afrikaans). 19 May 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Eccellenza: Intervista a DuRandt Gerber". Inside Rugby (in Italian). 26 November 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "DuRandt versterk Poubloues se agterlyn". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- ↑ "La Lazio torna all'Acquacetosa ed ospital il Calvisano" (in Italian). Federazione Italiana Rugby. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.