Francois Uys
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| Date of birth | (1986年10月12日) 12 October 1986 (age 38) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Springs, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Dr E.G. Jansen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Johannesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Francois Uys (born 12 March 1986) is a South African rugby union footballer who normally plays as a lock or flanker. He plays in the French Pro D2 competition with Grenoble.
Career
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Uys started his career in Johannesburg with the Golden Lions but, he found first-team opportunities hard to come by and in 2009 he switched to the Free State Cheetahs. Initially he played mainly in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions and even had a spell on loan at the Griffons in 2012. He made sporadic appearances for the senior Cheetahs team in Super Rugby after his debut in 2009 before finally nailing down a regular starting berth during the 2013 Super Rugby season.[1] [2]
In 2014, he extended his contract at the Cheetahs until October 2016.[3]
Toyota Verblitz
[edit ]Uys joined Japanese Top League side Toyota Verblitz on a short-term deal during the 2015–16 Top League season.[4]
International
[edit ]Uys was a member of the South Africa Under 19 side that competed in the 2005 IRB Under 19 World Championship.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "SA Rugby Player Profile – Francois Uys". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Francois Uys itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". SA Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Wegner terug; Ferreira oorsee" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Uys heads to Japan". Bloemfontein Courant. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
External links
[edit ]- Francois Uys at European Professional Club Rugby Edit on Wikidata
- Francois Uys at ESPNscrumEdit on Wikidata
- Francois Uys at ItsRugby.co.ukEdit on Wikidata
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- Living people
- 1986 births
- South African rugby union players
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- Rugby union flankers
- Sportspeople from Springs, Gauteng
- Afrikaner people
- Cheetahs (rugby union) players
- Free State Cheetahs players
- Golden Lions players
- Griffons (rugby union) players
- University of Johannesburg alumni
- Toyota Verblitz players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in Japan
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
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