Wiaan Liebenberg

Wiaan Liebenberg

Full name	Willem Andries Liebenberg
Date of birth	(1992-08-31) 31 August 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Brackenfell, South Africa
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb)
School	, Worcester
University	University of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team La Rochelle Youth career 2009–2010 Boland Cavaliers Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012–present UP Tuks 17 (45) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2015 Blue Bulls 37 (65) 2014 Bulls 1 (0) 2015–2018 Montpellier 57 (15) 2018 Béziers 2 (0) 2018– La Rochelle 50 (45) Correct as of 30 April 2021 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2012 South Africa U20 4 (0) Correct as of 11 May 2014

Willem Andries Liebenberg (born 31 August 1992) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with French Top 14 side Stade Rochelais.^[1] His regular position is flanker.

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.

References[]