Frik Kirsten
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Barend Christoffel Kirsten | ||
| Born |
18 August 1988 Sandton, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool | ||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||
| Relatives | Jannes Kirsten (brother) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Tighthead Prop | ||
| Current club | Blue Bulls / Bulls | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Blue Bulls | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011 | UP Tuks | 1 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2008–2013 | Blue Bulls | 47 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Bulls | 34 | (0) |
| 2008–2013 | Total | 81 | (0) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2005 | S.A. Schools B | () | |
| 2006 | S.A. Schools U18 | () | |
| 2007 | South Africa Under-19 | () | |
| 2008 | South Africa U20 | 5 | (5) |
|
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 12 July 2014. | |||
Frederick Barend Christoffel Kirsten (born 18 August 1988) is a former South African rugby union footballer that played as a prop. He represented the Bulls in the international Super Rugby competition between 2009 and 2014 and the Blue Bulls in the domestic Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions between 2008 and 2013, making 81 first class appearances for the Pretoria-based side.
After making his first class debut during the 2008 Vodacom Cup, he made his Super Rugby debut against the Blues in 2009 and his Currie Cup debut in 2009 against Western Province in the same year.
In 2013, he was called up to the South Africa squad following an injury to Frans Malherbe,[1] but failed to make any appearances for the Springboks.
He announced his retirement in December 2014, aged 26, after suffering a neck injury in February of that year.[2]
External links
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Frik Kirsten". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- Bulls profile
- itsrugby.co.uk profile
References
- ↑ "Frik Kirsten called up to Springbok squad". South African Rugby Union. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "Kirsten to call it a day" (Press release). Bulls. 3 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.