Willie Wepener
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| Full name | Frederik Willem Wepener | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 April 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
[edit]- ^ "Wepener moves to the Lions". Rugby365. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ^ "Wepener word weer 'n Leeu". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
External links
[edit]- "SA Rugby Player Profile – Willie Wepener". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- Willie Wepener at itsrugby.co.uk
- Bulls profile
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Afrikaner people
- ASM Clermont Auvergne players
- Blue Bulls players
- Bulls (rugby union) players
- South African expatriate rugby union players in France
- Golden Lions players
- 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
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