Michael Claassens

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]
Relatives Errie Claassens
Club information
Position(s) Scrum Half
Current club Toulon
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
2007–2013
2013–2015		Bath Rugby
Toulon		164 (155)
37 (0)
Super Rugby **
Provincial sides
2005–2007Free State Cheetahs23
Super Rugby
2005
2005–2007
2015-		Lions
Cheetahs
Sharks		9 (0)
20 (0)
Representative teams**
2004–2007South Africa8 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 30 January 2015.
** 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.

In February 2015, the Sharks announced the signing of Claassens at the conclusion of the 2014–15 Top 14 season.[2]

Errie Claassens, brother of Michael, formerly played at full-back or at wing.

Honours

Free State Cheetahs
Bath
Toulon

References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Huge boost for Sharks" (Press release). Sharks. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

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