Tiaan Liebenberg
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christiaan Rudolph Liebenberg | ||
| Born |
18 December 1981 Kimberley, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 109 kg (17 st 2 lb)[1] | ||
| School(s) attended | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||
| University | North West University, Potchefstroom Campus | ||
| Relatives | Hercú Liebenberg (brother) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Hooker | ||
| Current club | Free State XV | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001 | Griquas | ||
| 2002 | Sharks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2002 | Sharks (Currie Cup) | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Griquas | 64 | (22) |
| 2006 | Cheetahs | 13 | (5) |
| 2006–2014 | Western Province | 62 | (30) |
| 2007–2014 | Stormers | 73 | (25) |
| 2009 | → Toulon | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Free State XV | 5 | (15) |
| 2002–2016 | Total | 219 | (97) |
| Representative team(s)‡ | |||
| 2007 | South Africa (tour) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Emerging Springboks | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | South Africa (tests) | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2014. | |||
Christiaan Rudolph Liebenberg (born 18 December 1981) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays as a hooker for the Free State XV. He started his career at the Sharks in 2002 before joining Griquas the following year. He made 64 appearances for the Kimberley-based side between 2003 and 2006 and also played Super Rugby for the Cheetahs in 2006. He then played the remainder of his career in Cape Town, where he played domestic rugby for Western Province and Super Rugby for the Stormers. He also had a short spell at French Top 14 side Toulon in 2009.
He made his international debut for South Africa on 1 December 2007 against the Barbarians in London, aged 25. He then came up as replacement hooker against Australia in Perth on 8 September 2012 and as replacement hooker the following week against New Zealand in Dunedin, where South Africa lost by 10 points. He made a total of five test appearances for South Africa, plus the one tour match against the Barbarians.
He retired after the 2014 Currie Cup season.[2]
References
- 1 2 "SA Rugby Player Profile – Tiaan Liebenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ↑ "Tiaan groet rugby, trek Bloemfontein toe" (in Afrikaans). Netwerk24. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
External links
- ESPN Profile
- WP rugby profile
- Stormers profile
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Tiaan Liebenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.