BG Uys
| Full name | Burrie Gildenhuys Uys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burrie Gildenhuys "BG" Uys is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[1][2] His regular position is prop.
Career
Youth
He came through the ranks of the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]], playing for them at Under-18 and Under-21 from 2007 to 2009.
Varsity Rugby
He played Varsity Cup rugby for [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] between 2008 and 2010, which led to his inclusion in the South African Students teams in 2008 and 2009.
Leopards
He made his Currie Cup debut for the Leopards in 2010 against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][3] and became a first team regular over the next four seasons, making 61 first class appearances in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions.
Eastern Province Kings / Southern Kings
In 2013, while still contracted to the Leopards, Uys joined the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] training group prior to the 2013 Super Rugby season,[4] but was later released to the Leopards' 2013 Vodacom Cup squad.[5]
He played for the Leopards for the remainder of 2013 before joining the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] for 2014.[6] He made five appearances for the Eastern Province Kings during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, including a 3–31 defeat to the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Cradock.[7] In June 2014, he was selected on the bench for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on as a second-half replacement as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.[8] He made three appearances for the EP Kings on their return to the Premier Division of the Currie Cup, which included starting in their final match of the season against the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] to secure their first win of the season after nine consecutive defeats.[9]
Cheetahs
In July 2014, [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] coach Naka Drotské revealed that Uys would move to the Bloemfontein-based Super Rugby side for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[10] This was later confirmed when he was named in the Cheetahs' wider training group prior to the season.[11]
Representative rugby
He also played for a South African Barbarians (North) side that played against England during their 2012 tour of South Africa.[12]
References
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – BG Uys". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "World Artists : BG Uys". World Artists. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 43-38 Platinum Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Schoeman vervang Uys". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 4 February 2013. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- ↑ "Southern Kings name reduced 35 man Super Rugby squad". Rugby15. 12 February 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2013. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Kings op Luiperdjag". SupaRugby (in Afrikaans). 28 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 3-31 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 12-34 Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 26-25 Steval Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Kings-voorryman vervang Trevor" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 24 July 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Naka kies dié 59 spelers in sy vergrote Super-groep" (in Afrikaans). Cheetahs. 14 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Barbarians North 31-57 England". South African Rugby Union. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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