Gerhard Steenekamp
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| Full name | Gerhardus Cornelis Steenekamp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 April 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Potchefstroom, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 128 kg (282 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Potchefstroom Gimnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gerhardus Cornelis Steenekamp (born 9 April 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship .[2] and the Blue Bulls in the Currie Cup. His regular position is loosehead prop.
He made his Super Rugby debut while for the Bulls in their round 2 match against the Stormers in February 2020, coming on as a replacement prop.[3] He signed for the Bulls Super Rugby side for the 2020 Super Rugby season.[4][5][6]
Honours
[edit]- Currie Cup winner 2021
- Pro14 Rainbow Cup runner-up 2021
- United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021-22
- Vodacom Bulls Vodacom United Rugby Championship Player of the Year: 2022-23
- The Rugby Championship winner 2024
International statistics
[edit]Test Match record
[edit]- As of 23 May 2025
| Against | P | W | D | L | Tri | Pts | %Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
 Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 England |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Ireland |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
 New Zealand |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Scotland |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
 Wales |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 100 |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 81.82 |
Pld = Games Played, W = Games Won, D = Games Drawn, L = Games Lost, Tri = Tries Scored, Pts = Points Scored
International tries
[edit]- As of 23 May 2025
| Try | Opposing team | Location | Venue | Competition | Date | Result | Score |
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| 1 | Wales
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Cardiff, Wales | Millennium Stadium | 2024 end-of-year tests | 23 November 2024 | Win | 12–45 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerhard Steenekamp". itsrugby. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Gerhard Steenekamp". Bulls. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Match Centre - Sanzar Stormers vs. Bulls". SANZAAR. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Vodacom Bulls announce exciting squad for Vodacom Super Rugby" (Press release). Bulls. 22 January 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Stormers hold off scoreless Bulls in bruising Newlands battle". Sport24. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "Nyakane set to start for Bulls against Stormers". Sport24. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- Gerhard Steenekamp at Springboks
- Gerhard Steenekamp at European Professional Club Rugby
- Gerhard Steenekamp at ItsRugby.co.uk
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