Hanro Liebenberg

Hanro Liebenberg
Personal information
Born10 October 1995
Brackenfell, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb)
School(s) attendedHTS Drosdty, Worcester
RelativesWiaan Liebenberg (brother)
Club information
Playing positionNumber eight
Current clubBlue Bulls / Bulls
Youth career
2012–13Boland Cavaliers
2014–Blue Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2015–Bulls3(0)
2015–Blue Bulls0(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 1 April 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 17 February 2015.

Hanro Liebenberg (born 10 October 1995 in Brackenfell, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing domestic rugby with the Blue Bulls and Super Rugby with the Bulls.[1] His regular position is number eight.

Career

Youth

Liebenberg was twice selected to represent Boland at the annual Under-18 Craven Week tournaments; in 2012, he played for them at the tournament held in Port Elizabeth and he once again played in 2013, captaining the side and scoring two tries in their match against the hosts Limpopo Blue Bulls in Polokwane.[2]

Blue Bulls / Bulls

After finishing school, he made the move to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls, following in the footsteps of older brother Wiaan who made the move three years earlier. He represented the Blue Bulls U19 side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, quickly establishing himself as a key player for the side. He started thirteen of their fourteen matches during the campaign, scoring seven tries[3] (including a hat-trick in their derby match against Golden Lions in a 37–30 win)[4] as the Blue Bulls made it all the way to the final of the competition, where they lost to Western Province U19 in Cape Town.[5]

Despite not having played any first class matches, Liebenberg was selected in the Bulls' 55-man wider training squad prior the 2015 Super Rugby season.[6] He also made the cut for the final squad[7] and was named on the bench for their Round Two match against the Hurricanes in Pretoria.[8] He made his debut, coming on an as injury replacement for Deon Stegmann in the first half, but ended the match on the losing side, with the Hurricanes running out 17–13 winners.[9]

In March 2015, Liebenberg was named in a South Africa Under-20 training group as part of their preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[10] He featured for them in a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team in April 2015.[11]

Personal

Liebenberg is the younger brother of Wiaan Liebenberg, a player with the Blue Bulls and the captain of the South African Under-20 squad that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "SARU Player Profile Hanro Liebenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Limpopo Blue Bulls vs Boland". South African Rugby Union. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship Try Scorers". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Blue Bulls U19 vs Golden Lions U19". South African Rugby Union. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Western Province U19 vs Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Three extend contracts as Vodacom Bulls get ready for 2015 Vodacom Super Rugby season." (Press release). Bulls. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vodacom Bulls Team". Bulls. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Spies back to lead Vodacom Bulls". Bulls. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Vodacom Bulls vs Hurricanes". South African Rugby Union. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Junior Springbok-oefengroep gekies" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Match Breakdown: Varsity Cup XV vs South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Top Rugby Talent on Display at NWU-Puk Skouspel". Youth Sports Network. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2015.