| Full name | Coert Frederick Cronjé | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 11 May 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vereeniging, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Jeugland Hoërskool, Kempton Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Johannesburg / University of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coert Frederick Cronjé (born 11 May 1988 in Vereeniging, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for the Falcons in the Currie Cup.[1] His regular position is outside centre, but he can also play at inside centre or on the wing.
Career
Youth rugby
He went to Kempton Park secondary school Jeugland Hoërskool and was selected in the Falcons' squad for the 2006 Under-18 Craven Week competition held in Pretoria.[2]
In 2007, he made the very short journey to Johannesburg to join the Golden Lions academy. He played for the Golden Lions U19 side during the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Golden Lions U21 side during the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2008 and 2009.[1]
Falcons
In 2010, failing to make the breakthrough to the Golden Lions' senior side, Cronjé returned to the Falcons. His first match for the Falcons was in a compulsory friendly match against a Sharks Invitational XV in Nigel.[3] His first class debut in a competitive match came during the 2010 Currie Cup First Division competition when he started in their match against the Griffons in Welkom.[4] His first season proved to be a very memorable one; not only did he start all ten of the Falcons matches during the competition, but he also scored nine tries during the competition, to finish as the joint-top try scorer.[5] He also scored two hat-tricks during the competition, the first in his fourth match against the SWD Eagles in Kempton Park[6] and the second in their final match of the season against the Border Bulldogs.[7]
With those performances firmly establishing Cronjé as a first-choice player for the Falcons, he quickly racked up appearances and passed the half-century mark during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season. His try-scoring exploits continued, although not as prolific as his first season. In 2011, he scored eight tries in seventeen appearances and scored three tries in eight starts in 2012. Five tries followed in twenty starts in 2013 and he got two tries during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.
References
- 1 2 "SA Rugby Player Profile – Coert Cronjé". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ↑ "Bulle laat Valke se Cravenspan in die stof byt". Beeld. 28 June 2006. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 3–80 Sharks Invitational XV". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 43–8 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2010 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 47–55 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 49–56 Border". South African Rugby Union. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.