Pedrie Wannenburg

Pedrie Wannenburg
Date of birth (1981-01-02) 2 January 1981
Place of birth Nelspruit, South Africa
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 112 kg (17 st 9 lb, 247 lb)[1]
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Flanker
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2010–2012
2012–2014
2014–2016
2016–present		 Ulster
Castres
Oyonnax
Denver Stampede		 54
31
51
1		 (45)
(0)
(10)
(0)
correct as of 17 April 2016.
Provincial/State sides
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2001–2010 Blue Bulls 80 (110)
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002–2010 Bulls 105 (65)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002–2007 South Africa 20 (15)
correct as of 14 July 2007.

Pedrie Wannenburg (born 2 January 1981 in Nelspruit) is a South African rugby union player who plays for Denver Stampede in North American PRO Rugby. He played for Castres Olympique for two seasons, after two years with Irish club Ulster. He previously represented the Bulls in the southern hemisphere Super 14 competition.

Wannenburg signed to the Denver Stampede in early 2016, and currently captains the team.

Rugby union career

Club

Wannenburg made his provincinal debut in 2001 against the Golden Lions. In 2002 Wannenburg made his Super Rugby debut against the ACT Brumbies. Wannenburg was the first player to play 100 games for the Blue Bulls[2] and also 99 consecutive games for the Bulls. He won three Super Rugby titles with the Bulls in 2007, 2009 and 2010,[3] as well as five Currie Cups,[2] and became their most capped player with 114 Super Rugby appearances.[3]

In June 2010 he decided to take on a new challenge with Ulster in Ireland competing in the Heineken Cup and Pro 12.[2] He played in Ulster's 2012 Heineken Cup Final defeat to Leinster.[4][5] He left Ulster at the end of the 2011–2012 season[6][7] and signed a two-year contract with French side Castres.[8]

International

In November 2002, Wannenburg made his first test appearance for the Springboks against France.[9] He narrowly missed selection to the victorious South Africa squad for the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[10]

He has 20 caps for the Springboks.[7]

Personal life

Following problems with drugs and alcohol in South Africa, Wannenburg became a Christian.[3] During his time with Ulster, he attended church in Belfast with his fellow South Africans and Ulster team-mates Johann Muller and Ruan Pienaar.[11] Also while at Ulster he got married with Evette and became a father for the first time of one girl Isabelle, and in 2013 became for the second time father of one boy Pedrie.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://au.eurosport.com/rugby/pedrie-wannenburg_prs252461/person.shtml
  2. 1 2 3 Ulster sign Pedrie Wanneburg as Rush stays with Cardiff BBC Sport, 16 June 2010
  3. 1 2 3 Pedrie Wannenburg’s in bullish mood over future with Ulster Belfast Telegraph, 22 July 2010
  4. ↑ Leinster break Ulster's resistance to win the Heineken Cup The Observer, 19 May 2012
  5. ↑ Heineken Cup final: Leinster beat Ulster to retain trophy BBC Sport, 19 May 2012
  6. ↑ Pedrie Wannenburg to leave Ulster at end of season BBC Sport, 22 March 2012
  7. 1 2 3 RaboDirect PRO12: Pedrie’s farewell to Belfast Belfast Telegraph, 19 April 2012
  8. ↑ Wannenberg joins Castres Sky Sports, 31 May 2012
  9. ↑ Pedrie Wannenburg ESPN Scrum.com
  10. ↑ "Skinstad makes SA World Cup squad". BBC. 21 July 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  11. ↑ Faith of their fathers living still IrishTimes.com, 3 December 2011
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