Ockert Kruger
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| Full name | Ockert Cornelius Kruger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 January 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Empangeni, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ockert Cornelius Kruger (born 12 January 1987) is a South African former international rugby union player.
Biography
[edit]Rugby career
[edit]Born in Empangeni, Kruger played his rugby as a flanker and competed in the Currie Cup with the Blue Bulls, winning their 2008 junior forward of the year award.[1] In 2010, Kruger made his Super 14 debut for the Bulls and was a member of the South Africa rugby sevens team that won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[2] He played a season of professional rugby in France with US Dax in 2014–15 before retiring.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Kruger is a physician by profession and practices medicine in Canada.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Du Preez voted Bulls player of the year". Independent Online. 15 January 2009.
- ^ "Where are they now: UP-Tuks Varsity Cup team (2012)". SA Rugby Magazine. 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Revue d'effectif". Sud Ouest (in French). 23 August 2014.
- ^ "South African physician says the way of life intrigued his family". Medicine Hat News. 2 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Ockert Kruger at ESPNscrum
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- South African rugby union players
- South Africa international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union flankers
- Rugby union players from KwaZulu-Natal
- People from Empangeni
- Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games medallists in rugby sevens
- Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- South African expatriate rugby union players in France
- US Dax players
- Blue Bulls players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- University of Pretoria alumni
- South African emigrants to Canada