Wiaan Liebenberg

Wiaan Liebenberg
Full name	Willem Andries Liebenberg
Date of birth	31 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Brackenfell, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
School	HTS Drostdy, Worcester
University	University of Pretoria
Notable relative(s)	Hanro Liebenberg (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Flanker
Current team	La Rochelle
Youth career
2009–2010	Boland Cavaliers
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2012–present	UP Tuks
Senior career
Years	Team
2011–2015	Blue Bulls
2014	Bulls
2015–2018	Montpellier
2018	→ Béziers (loan)
2018–2022	La Rochelle
	Correct as of 11 June 2022
International career
Years	Team
2012	South Africa U20
	Correct as of 11 May 2014

Willem Andries Liebenberg (born 31 August 1992) is a South African former rugby union player, who mainly played as a flanker for Blue Bulls then Top 14 sides Montpellier and La Rochelle.^[1]

Career

Provincial rugby

He represented the Boland Cavaliers at the Under–18 Academy and Craven Week tournaments in 2009 and 2010 respectively, which led to his inclusion in the South African Under–18 High Performance Squad in 2010.

He also moved to the Blue Bulls where he played at Under–19 and Under–21 level. He made his debut for the senior team during the 2012 Vodacom Cup in a match against the Sharks XV.^[2]

He captained the UP Tuks side during the 2015 Varsity Cup and named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.^[3]

2012 Junior World Championship

Liebenberg was included in and named captain of the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. The team went on to win the tournament for the first time.

Honours

Club

La Rochelle

European Rugby Champions Cup: 2021–2022^[4]

References

^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Wiaan Liebenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 36–37 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24–31 South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ "Leinster 21 La Rochelle 24: La Rochelle win Heineken Champions Cup as last-gasp try sinks Leinster". bbc.com. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

[SARU_Player_Profile_Wiaan_Liebenberg-1] "SA Rugby Player Profile – Wiaan Liebenberg". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.

[Sharks_XV_36-37_Vodacom_Blue_Bulls-2] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks XV 36–37 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[Varsity_Cup_XV_24-31_South_Africa_U/20-3] "SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24–31 South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[4] "Leinster 21 La Rochelle 24: La Rochelle win Heineken Champions Cup as last-gasp try sinks Leinster". bbc.com. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

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