Adriaan Engelbrecht

Adriaan Erasmus 'Meel' Engelbrecht (born 14 September 1990) is a former South African rugby union player, that spent his entire career at the Leopards.[1] His regular position was fly-half or centre.

Adriaan Engelbrecht

Full name	Adriaan Erasmus Engelbrecht
Date of birth	(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990
Place of birth	Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
School	Hoër Volkskool, Potchefstroom
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre Current team Leopards Youth career 2008–2011 Leopards Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–2015 NWU Pukke 8 (71) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2015 Leopards 53 (281) Correct as of 8 October 2015 National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 South Africa President's XV 4 (5) Correct as of 17 June 2013

He retired from rugby union prior to the 2016 season.

Career

Youth

He represented the Leopards at the 2008 Under-18 Craven Week tournament and progressed through the age groups, playing in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in 2009 and the Under-21 Provincial Championship in 2010 and 2011.

Senior career

He made his first class debut for the Leopards in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition in a match against the Eastern Province Kings.[2] He played in the Under-21 Provincial Championship in the rest of the season, but made his return to the senior side in the 2012 Vodacom Cup, scoring four tries[3] and made twelve starts in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season.

He was a member of the Leopards team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.[4] He featured in a total of thirteen matches during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification rounds and First Division proper and was the Leopards' top scorer, contributing 147 points for the side. He also started the final, where he kicked 14 points to help the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the SWD Eagles to win the competition for the first time in their history.

In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[5] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[6]

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Adriaan Engelbrecht". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 25-31 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
3. "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2012 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
4. "Leopards clinch Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style". South African Rugby Union. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
5. "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
6. "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.