Danie Faasen

Danie Faasen
Personal information
Full name Daniel Cornelius Faasen
Born (1989-11-11) 11 November 1989
Middelburg
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 82 kg (12 st 13 lb)
School(s) attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria
University University of Pretoria
Club information
Playing position Scrum-half
Current club L'Aquila
Youth career
2005–10 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team
2011–13 UP Tuks 14 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Pts)
2010 Blue Bulls 7 (5)
2011–12 Eastern Province Kings 23 (10)
2014 SWD Eagles 10 (0)
2014–15 Rugby Badia ()
2015– L'Aquila 0 (0)
Representative team(s)
2011 South African Kings 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 6 August 2015.
† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 14 August 2012.

Daniel Cornelius Faasen (born 11 November 1989) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Italian side L'Aquila.[1]

Career

He represented the Blue Bulls at various youth tournaments, culminating in his involvement in the 2010 Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup squads. He also represented UP Tuks in the 2011 Varsity Cup. He then joined the Eastern Province Kings for the 2011 Currie Cup season.

After two years at the Kings, he left and rejoined UP Tuks for the 2013 Varsity Cup. He didn't play any first class rugby in 2013 despite being named in the Blue Bulls Currie Cup squad, but joined George-based side SWD Eagles prior to the 2014 season.[2]

In 2014, Faasen moved to Italy to play for Serie A side Rugby Badia.[3] After one season at Badia, Faasen joined National Championship of Excellence side L'Aquila.[4]

References

  1. "Player Profile Danie Faasen". sarugby.net. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. "Vulindlu se heil by SWD". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. "Daniel Faasen giocherà per Badia" (in Italian). Piazza Rugby Pro Sport Management. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. "Eccellenza: L’Aquila, otto volti nuovi per svoltare". Ultime Notizie (in Italian). 5 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
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