Luan Nieuwoudt
| Date of birth | 17 April 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Nico Malan, Humansdorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Luan Nieuwoudt (born 17 April 1995 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] and Varsity Cup side [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]].[1] His regular position is centre.
Career[edit]
Nieuwoudt attended Kroonheuwel Primêre Skool in Kroonstad, earning an inclusion in the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] Under-13 squad that played at the Craven Week competition in 2008.
He then relocated to the Eastern Cape where he attended Humansdorp school Hoërskool Nico Malan. Here, he was selected to represent Eastern Province at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011 and at the Under-18 Craven Week competitions in both 2012 and 2013, scoring a try against the Free State in their first match of the 2013 competition.[2]
After the 2013 Craven Week tournament, Nieuwoudt also became involved with the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]]s that played in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He started their final two matches of the regular season to help them finish third and qualify for the semi-finals. He played in both the semi-final – where they beat [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] in Wellington[3] – and the final, which Eastern Province won by beating [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] 56–40 in Nelspruit to win the Group B title.[4] Nieuwoudt also started their promotion play-off match against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]], helping them to a 27–20 victory and winning promotion to Group A.[5]
After playing some rugby for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] during the 2014 Varsity Cup Young Guns series, he was named in the starting line-up for the [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] for their 2014 Vodacom Cup match against a [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]] on 29 March 2014 in Cradock.[6] He made his first class debut and played over an hour of the match as they lost 3–31 to their rivals from Bloemfontein.
Still eligible to play at Under-19 level, he returned to that side for their first season in Group A of the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He started ten of their matches and scored a try in their match against [[{{{tan}}}|{{{t}}}]][7] as they finished in sixth position in Group A.
References[edit]
- ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Luan Nieuwoudt". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
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