Antonie Claassen

Antonie Claassen

Date of birth	(1984-10-20) 20 October 1984
Place of birth	Durban, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2007–2012 2012–2014 2014–present Brive Castres Racing Metro 128 53 27 (55) (30) (20) Correct as of 11 April 2015 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 2007 Blue Bulls 1 (0) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2013–present France 6 (0) Correct as of 8 March 2014

Antonie Delport Claassen (born 20 October 1984) is a French and South African rugby union player. His position is Flanker and he currently plays for Racing Metro 92 in the Top 14.^[1] He began his career with Blue Bulls in his native South Africa before moving to CA Brive in 2006. His father, Wynand Claassen was a South African international and Springbok captain in 1981-82. Claassen made his debut for France in the 2013 Six Nations Championship, qualifying on residency grounds.

He graduated from Durban High School in 2002, and represented South Africa at U19 level.

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