Willie Britz
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Willem Stephanus Britz | ||
| Born |
31 August 1988 Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Diamantveld High, Kimberley | ||
| University | University of the Free State | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Flanker | ||
| Current club | Cheetahs | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–06 | Griquas | ||
| 2007–08 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2008–12 | UFS Shimlas | 25 | (35) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2009 | Free State Cheetahs | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–12 | Griffons | 28 | (40) |
| 2011 | Free State Cheetahs | 5 | (10) |
| 2012–14 | Golden Lions | 39 | (25) |
| 2013–14 | Lions | 15 | (0) |
| 2015– | Cheetahs | 10 | (0) |
| 2015– | NTT Shining Arcs | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 7 June 2015. | |||
Willem Stephanus Britz (born 31 August 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Free State Cheetahs.[1]
Career
At youth level, he represented Griquas at the U18 Craven Week tournaments in 2005 and 2006. He also played for them in the U19 Currie Cup tournament in 2006 before moving to the Free State Cheetahs. He made his debut for the Cheetahs in the 2009 Vodacom Cup game against the Mighty Elephants.[2]
He then moved to the Griffons in 2010, where he became a regular in the team over the next 3 seasons. He played another 4 games for the Cheetahs during the 2011 Vodacom Cup season and also represented UFS Shimlas in the Varsity Cup during the 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 seasons.
He joined the Golden Lions just before the start of the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division season and made his Golden Lions debut in their first game of the season against his former team, the Cheetahs.[3]
He played in both legs of the Lions' promotion/relegation matches after the 2013 Super Rugby season,[4][5] which saw the Lions regain their spot in Super Rugby.
He was then included in the Lions squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season[6] and made his Super Rugby debut in a 21–20 victory over the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein.[7][8]
He joined the Cheetahs from the 2015 Super Rugby season onwards, but also joined Japanese Top League side NTT Shining Arcs.[9]
References
- ↑ "Player Profile Willie Britz". sarugby.net. Retrieved 6 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "Mighty Elephants vs Free State". sarugby.net. Retrieved 6 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "MTN Golden Lions vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs". sarugby.net. Retrieved 6 Sep 2012.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Southern Kings vs MTN Lions". South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: MTN Lions vs Southern Kings". South African Rugby Union. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ↑ "2014 Lions Super Rugby squad" (Press release). Lions. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "Match Centre: Cheetahs v Lions". SANZAR. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Cheetahs vs Lions". South African Rugby Union. 15 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ "Cheetahs loosie confirms Japan move". Sport24. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
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