Willie Wepener
| Full name | Frederik Willem Wepener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 April 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb; 238 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Helpmekaar Kollege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frederik Willem Wepener (born 2 April 1981) is a South African rugby union footballer. He plays as a hooker for the Lions in Super Rugby and the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup. Wepener has previously represented Clermont Auvergne, Griquas, the Leopards and the Blue Bulls.
In August 2013, he rejoined the Golden Lions for the third time,[1] signing a two-year contract with the Johannesburg-based team.[2]
References
- ↑ "Wepener moves to the Lions". Rugby365. 13 August 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "Wepener word weer 'n Leeu". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
External links
- Willie Wepener at European Professional Club Rugby
- Willie Wepener at ItsRugby.fr (in French)
- Willie Wepener at All.Rugby
- Willie Wepener at RugbyDatabase.co.nz
- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Willie Wepener". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Bulls profile
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- ASM Clermont Auvergne players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in France
- 21st-century South African sportsmen
- Griquas (rugby union) players
- Leopards (rugby union) players
- Lions (United Rugby Championship) players
- Rugby union hookers
- Rugby union players from Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal
- South African rugby union players
- South African rugby union biography, 1980s birth stubs