Danie Faasen
 Danie Faasen playing for CSM București during the 2019 Cupa României Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Daniel Cornelius Faasen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 November 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Middelburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Cornelius Faasen (born 11 November 1989) is a South African rugby union player.[1]
Career
[edit]He represented the Blue Bulls at various youth tournaments, culminating in his involvement in the 2010 Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup squads. He also represented UP Tuks in the 2011 Varsity Cup. He then joined the Eastern Province Kings for the 2011 Currie Cup season.
After two years at the Kings, he left and rejoined UP Tuks for the 2013 Varsity Cup. He didn't play any first class rugby in 2013 despite being named in the Blue Bulls Currie Cup squad, but joined George-based side SWD Eagles prior to the 2014 season.[2]
In 2014, Faasen moved to Italy to play for Serie A side Rugby Badia.[3] After one season at Badia, Faasen joined National Championship of Excellence side L'Aquila.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Danie Faasen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Vulindlu se heil by SWD". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 14 November 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- ^ "Daniel Faasen giocherà per Badia" (in Italian). Piazza Rugby Pro Sport Management. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Eccellenza: L'Aquila, otto volti nuovi per svoltare". Ultime Notizie (in Italian). 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
External links
[edit]- Danie Faasen at ESPNscrum
- Danie Faasen at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Danie Faasen at Romanian Rugby SuperLiga (in Romanian)
- South African rugby union players
- Eastern Province Elephants players
- Living people
- 1989 births
- University of Pretoria alumni
- Blue Bulls players
- SWD Eagles players
- Rugby union scrum-halves
- Rugby union players from Mpumalanga
- Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool
- L'Aquila Rugby players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in Italy
- CSM București (rugby union) players