Luan Nieuwoudt

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Luan Nieuwoudt
Date of birth (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
School, Humansdorp
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Current team Eastern Province Kings
Youth career
2008 Griffons
2011–2015 Eastern Province Kings
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present NMMU Madibaz 1 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 Eastern Province Kings 1 (0)
Correct as of 7 July 2016

Luan Nieuwoudt (born 17 April 1995 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Eastern Province Kings and Varsity Cup side NMMU Madibaz.[1] His regular position is centre.

Career[]

Nieuwoudt attended Kroonheuwel Primêre Skool in Kroonstad, earning an inclusion in the Griffons Under-13 squad that played at the Craven Week competition in 2008.

He then relocated to the Eastern Cape where he attended Humansdorp school . Here, he was selected to represent Eastern Province at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2011 and at the Under-18 Craven Week competitions in both 2012 and 2013, scoring a try against the Free State in their first match of the 2013 competition.[2]

After the 2013 Craven Week tournament, Nieuwoudt also became involved with the Eastern Province U19s that played in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He started their final two matches of the regular season to help them finish third and qualify for the semi-finals. He played in both the semi-final – where they beat Boland U19 in Wellington[3] – and the final, which Eastern Province won by beating Falcons U19 56–40 in Nelspruit to win the Group B title.[4] Nieuwoudt also started their promotion play-off match against Border U19, helping them to a 27–20 victory and winning promotion to Group A.[5]

After playing some rugby for the NMMU Young Guns during the 2014 Varsity Cup Young Guns series, he was named in the starting line-up for the Eastern Province Kings for their 2014 Vodacom Cup match against a Free State XV on 29 March 2014 in Cradock.[6] He made his first class debut and played over an hour of the match as they lost 3–31 to their rivals from Bloemfontein.

Still eligible to play at Under-19 level, he returned to that side for their first season in Group A of the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He started ten of their matches and scored a try in their match against Free State U19[7] as they finished in sixth position in Group A.

References[]

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Luan Nieuwoudt". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province 21-32 Free State". South African Rugby Union. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland 30-45 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 40-56 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border 20-27 EP Kings". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 3-31 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings U19 17-13 Free State U19". South African Rugby Union. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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