Wiaan Liebenberg

Wiaan Liebenberg
Personal information
Full nameWillem Andries Liebenberg
Born31 August 1992
Brackenfell, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
School(s) attendedDrostdy High School
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Club information
Playing positionFlanker
Current clubBlue Bulls
Youth career
2009–10Boland Cavaliers
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2012–UP Tuks17(45)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Pts)
2012–Blue Bulls34(60)
2014–Bulls1(0)
Representative team(s)
2012S.A. Under-204(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 30 March 2015.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 11 May 2014.

Willem Andries Liebenberg (born 31 August 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls.[1] His regular position is flanker.

Career

Provincial rugby

He represented the Boland Cavaliers at the Under–18 Academy and Craven Week tournaments in 2009 and 2010 respectively, which lead to his inclusion in the South African Under–18 High Performance Squad in 2010.

He also moved to the Blue Bulls where he played at Under–19 and Under–21 level. He made his debut for the senior team during the 2012 Vodacom Cup in a match against the Sharks XV.[2]

He captained the UP Tuks side during the 2015 Varsity Cup and named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.[3]

2012 Junior World Championship

Liebenberg was included in and named captain of the S.A. Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. The team went on to win the tournament for the first time.

References

  1. "SARU Player Profile Wiaan Liebenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  2. "Sharks XV vs Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  3. "Match Breakdown: Varsity Cup XV vs South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.