Christiaan de Bruin
Full nameChristiaan Pieter de Bruin
Date of birth (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993
Place of birthCenturion, South Africa
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Lock
Youth career
2006–2014 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015 UP Tuks 0 (0)
2015 College Rovers 5 (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–2014 Blue Bulls 4 (0)
2015–2016 Sharks XV 10 (0)
2015 Sharks (Currie Cup) 3 (0)
2016–2017 Eastern Province Kings 9 (0)
Correct as of 23 April 2018

Christiaan Pieter de Bruin (born 20 January 1993)[1] is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Eastern Province Kings in domestic rugby.[2] His regular position is flanker but he can also play as a lock.

Career

Youth / Blue Bulls

De Bruin represented the Blue Bulls at various levels while at school; in 2006, he played for their Under-13 side at the Craven Week tournament, in 2010, he played for them at the Under-18 Academy Week and in 2011, he played at the Under-18 Craven Week tournament.

After school, he joined the Blue Bulls Academy. He made six appearances for the Blue Bulls U19 side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He made four appearances during the regular season and scored a try in their 45–14 victory over Free State U19 in their final match[3] as the Blue Bulls finished the season in second spot on the log. He started their 46–35 semi-final victory against the Sharks U19s[4] and appeared as a replacement in the final, but could not help his team to a victory as Western Province U19 ran out 22–18 winners.[5]

De Bruin was named in both the Blue Bulls squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup and the Blue Bulls U21 squad for the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but failed to make appearances in either competition.

De Bruin returned to action in 2014, making his first class debut by starting the Blue Bulls' 24–26 defeat to Griquas in their first match in the 2014 Vodacom Cup.[6] He also started their matches against the Pumas[7] and the Griffons[8] during the regular season to help the Blue Bulls finish in third spot in the Northern Section to qualify for the quarter-finals. He didn't feature in their 22–21 victory over a Free State XV in their quarter final,[9] but he did start their semi-final match against trans-Jukskei rivals the Golden Lions, where a 15–16 defeat saw them eliminated from the competition.[10] He featured for the Blue Bulls U21 during the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, where he made five appearances and scored a try in their 143–0 demolition of Border U21.[11] He didn't feature in the latter stages of the competition, which was eventually won by the Blue Bulls after they beat Western Province U21 20–10 in the final.[12]

College Rovers / Sharks

In 2015, De Bruin moved to Durban to join KwaZulu-Natal club side College Rovers. He represented College Rovers during the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition, as they made it to the Plate Final where they lost to Pretoria Police, effectively finishing the competition in sixth place.

Shortly after the conclusion of this tournament, he became involved in first class rugby again, linking up with the Sharks XV squad that played in the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his debut for his side playing off the bench in their 18–35 defeat to the Free State XV.[13] He also came on as a replacement in their narrow defeat to Griquas[14] before starting his only match of the competition in an 8–23 defeat by the Eastern Province Kings, starting the match as a lock for the first time in his career.[15]

De Bruin was then included in the Sharks squad for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division competition. He made his Currie Cup debut as a replacement in a 27–37 defeat to Western Province[16] and made his first start a week later against the Blue Bulls.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Sharks Rugby | Team | Christiaan de Bruin". sharks.dstv.com. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Christiaan de Bruin". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State Cheetahs 14–45 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls 46–35 Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 22–18 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 27 October 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 24–26 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 22–20 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 10–49 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 21–22 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 15–16 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 143–0 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 10–20 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 18–35 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 24–27 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 23–8 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  16. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 27–37 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  17. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 13–17 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.


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