Kurt-Lee Arendse

Kurt-Lee Arendse (born 17 June 1996) is a South African professional rugby player for the South Africa national team, where his regular position is wing or fullback, and a rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship

Kurt-Lee Arendse
Arendse playing in 2022
Full nameKurt-Lee Arendse
Date of birth (1996-06-17) 17 June 1996
Height1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[1]
Weight80 kg (180 lb)[1]
SchoolPaulus Joubert Secondary School, Paarl
UniversityUniversity of the Western Cape
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Fullback
Current team Bulls / Blue Bulls
Youth career
2015 Western Province U19
2016 Boland U20
2017 Western Province U21
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2020– Bulls 45 (50)
2020– Blue Bulls 12 (20)
Correct as of 23 July 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–2021 South Africa Sevens 41 (75)
2022– South Africa 14 (65)
Correct as of 22 October 2023

Career

He attended Paulus Joubert Secondary School in Paarl, where he earned a selection into the Boland Cavaliers' sevens team that competed at the 2014 SARU Under-18 Sevens competition.[2] He progressed through the youth ranks in rugby union, playing in several national junior competitions — he played for Western Province U19 in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, for Boland U20 in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship and for Western Province U21 in the 2017 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

He was named as the MVP at the 2018 Varsity Cup Sevens tournament,[3] and joined the South African Rugby Sevens Academy in December 2018.[3] After playing for UWC in the 2019 Varsity Cup, Arendse was named in the Blitzboks squad for the Vancouver Sevens,[4] and he made his debut in their 31–12 Cup semi-final victory over Fiji.[5] He was an unused replacement in the final,[6] which South Africa won, beating France 21–12.

He represented Monaco rugby sevens during Supersevens 2020. The team also featured many other South Africans and ended 7th in the tournament.

In 2020, with no seven tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he joined the Pretoria Bulls franchise where he immediately made an impact.[7]

Statistics

Test match record
As of 22 October 2023
Opponent P W D L Try Pts %Won
 Argentina220015100
 Australia1100315100
 England220015100
 France210121050
 Ireland2002150
 Italy1100210100
 New Zealand2200210100
 Scotland110015100
 Wales1001000
Total141004136571.43

International tries
As of 15 October 2023[8]
Try Opposing team Location Venue Competition Date Result Score
1  New Zealand Mbombela, South Africa Mbombela Stadium 2022 Rugby Championship 6 August 2022 Win 26–10
2  Argentina Durban, South Africa Hollywoodbets Kings Park 2022 Rugby Championship 24 September 2022 Win 38–21
3  Ireland Dublin, Ireland Aviva Stadium 2022 Autumn Nations Series 5 November 2022 Loss 19–16
4  France Marseille, France Stade Vélodrome 2022 Autumn Nations Series 12 November 2022 Loss 30–26
5  Italy Genoa, Italy Stadio Luigi Ferraris 2022 Autumn Nations Series 19 November 2022 Win 21–63
6
7  England London, England Twickenham Stadium 2022 Autumn Nations Series 26 November 2022 Win 13–27
8  Australia Pretoria, South Africa Loftus Versfeld Stadium 2023 Rugby Championship 8 July 2023 Win 43–12
9
10
11  New Zealand London, England Twickenham Stadium 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches 25 August 2023 Win 7–35
12  Scotland Marseille, France Stade Vélodrome 2023 Rugby World Cup 10 September 2023 Win 18–3
13  France Saint-Denis, France Stade de France 2023 Rugby World Cup 15 October 2023 Win 28–29

Honours
  • Sevens rugby tournament winner 2019 Canada Sevens, 2019 Singapore Sevens, 2019 Dubai Sevens, 2020 USA Sevens
  • Super Rugby Unlocked winner 2020
  • Currie Cup winner 2020–21
  • United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021–22
  • United Rugby Championship Player of the Month in South Africa for March 2022 [9]
  • Named in the 2022/23 URC Elite XV team
  • Bulls accolades
    • Vodacom Bulls Heineken Champions Cup Player of the Year: 2022–23
    • Vodacom Fans player of the year - APP 2023
    • Vodacom Players Player of the Year 2023
    • Vodacom Player of the Year 2023

References
  1. "Kurt-Lee Arendse player profile". rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  2. "WP U18 Sevens Champs". Rugby365. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. "Player Profiles : Kurt-Lee Arendse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. "Davids and Arendse to join Blitzboks in Vancouver" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. "Match Centre: Vancouver, Cup Semi Finals, Match 39". World Rugby. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. "Match Centre: Vancouver, Cup Final, Match 45". World Rugby. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. SA Rugbymag
  8. "Kurt-Lee ARENDSE profile and stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  9. "Kurt-Lee Arendse voted SA URC Player of the Month after electrifying performances". IOL. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.