Francois Uys
Date of birth (1986-10-12) 12 October 1986
Place of birthSprings, South Africa
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
SchoolDr E.G. Jansen
UniversityUniversity of Johannesburg
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Grenoble
Youth career
2004 Falcons
2005–2007 Golden Lions
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2008 Golden Lions 24 (25)
2008 Lions XV 1 (0)
2008 Griffons 9 (0)
2009–2017 Cheetahs 90 (7)
2009–2015 Free State Cheetahs 77 (40)
2010 → Griffons 1 (0)
2011 Emerging Cheetahs 1 (0)
2012 Free State XV 5 (5)
2012 → Griffons 4 (5)
2015–2016 → Toyota Verblitz 2 (0)
2016 Yokogawa Musashino Atlastars 0 (0)
2017–present Grenoble 24 (0)
Correct as of 22 April 2018
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2005 South Africa Under-19
Correct as of 22 April 2018

Francois Uys (born 12 March 1986) is a South African rugby union footballer who normally plays as a lock or flanker. He plays in the French Pro D2 competition with Grenoble.

Career

Uys started his career in Johannesburg with the Golden Lions but, he found first-team opportunities hard to come by and in 2009 he switched to the Free State Cheetahs. Initially he played mainly in the Vodacom Cup and Currie Cup competitions and even had a spell on loan at the Griffons in 2012. He made sporadic appearances for the senior Cheetahs team in Super Rugby after his debut in 2009 before finally nailing down a regular starting berth during the 2013 Super Rugby season.[1][2]

In 2014, he extended his contract at the Cheetahs until October 2016.[3]

Toyota Verblitz

Uys joined Japanese Top League side Toyota Verblitz on a short-term deal during the 2015–16 Top League season.[4]

International

Uys was a member of the South Africa Under 19 side that competed in the 2005 IRB Under 19 World Championship.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "SA Rugby Player Profile – Francois Uys". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Francois Uys itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". SA Rugby. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Wegner terug; Ferreira oorsee" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Uys heads to Japan". Bloemfontein Courant. 26 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 December 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.


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