Coert Cronjé

Coert Cronjé
Personal information
Full name	Coert Frederick Cronjé
Born	(1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 Vereeniging, South Africa
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
School(s) attended	Jeugland Hoërskool, Kempton Park
Relatives	University of Johannesburg / University of South Africa
Club information
Playing position	Centre
Current club	Falcons
Youth career
2006	Falcons
2007–2009	Golden Lions
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2010–present	Falcons	99	(180)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. † Appearances (Points).

Coert Frederick Cronjé (born (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 in Vereeniging, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Falcons.^[1] His regular position is outside centre, but he can also play at inside centre or on the wing.

Career

Youth rugby

He went to Kempton Park secondary school Jeugland Hoërskool and was selected in the Falcons' squad for the 2006 Under-18 Craven Week competition held in Pretoria.^[2]

In 2007, he made the very short journey to Johannesburg to join the Golden Lions academy. He played for the Golden Lions U19 side during the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Golden Lions U21 side during the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2008 and 2009.^[1]

Falcons

In 2010, failing to make the breakthrough to the Golden Lions' senior side, Cronjé returned to the Falcons. His first match for the Falcons was in a compulsory friendly match against a Sharks Invitational XV in Nigel.^[3] His first class debut in a competitive match came during the 2010 Currie Cup First Division competition when he started in their match against the Griffons in Welkom.^[4] His first season proved to be a very memorable one; not only did he start all ten of the Falcons matches during the competition, but he also scored nine tries during the competition, to finish as the joint-top try scorer.^[5] He also scored two hat-tricks during the competition, the first in his fourth match against the SWD Eagles in Kempton Park^[6] and the second in their final match of the season against the Border Bulldogs.^[7]

With those performances firmly establishing Cronjé as a first-choice player for the Falcons, he quickly racked up appearances and passed the half-century mark during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season. His try-scoring exploits continued, although not as prolific as his first season. In 2011, he scored eight tries in seventeen appearances and scored three tries in eight starts in 2012. Five tries followed in twenty starts in 2013 and he got two tries during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.

References

1 2 "SA Rugby Player Profile – Coert Cronjé". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ "Bulle laat Valke se Cravenspan in die stof byt". Beeld. 28 June 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 3-80 Sharks Invitational XV". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 43-8 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2010 ABSA Currie Cup First Div". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 47-55 SWD". South African Rugby Union. 14 August 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 49-56 Border". South African Rugby Union. 2 October 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.

Falcons squad – 2017

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Henri Boshoff Jan Enslin Shane Kirkwood Marco Klopper Ernst Ladendorf Thabo Mabuza Thabo Mamojele JP Mostert Reg Muller Primo Ncube Friedle Olivier Dwight Pansegrouw Heinrich Roelfse Andries Schutte Koos Strauss Gihard Visagie

Backs	Ruan Allerston Coert Cronjé Xander Cronjé Maphutha Dolo Keaton Gordon Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Warren Potgieter Johan Pretorius Anrich Richter Christian Rust Etienne Taljaard Anries Truter Andrew van Wyk

Coach	Rudy Joubert

Squads

Falcons – 2014 Currie Cup qualification

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Gerhard Engelbrecht Devlin Hope JP Jonck Shane Kirkwood Ernst Ladendorf JP Mostert Bruce Muller Thulani Ngidi Friedle Olivier Chris Richardson Andries Schutte Dandré van der Westhuizen Andrew van Tonder Jacques Verwey Peet Vorster Marlyn Williams Did not play: Vince Gwavu KK Kgame Riaan Matthee De Wet Meyer Nico Pretorius

Backs	Riaan Arends Ryan Carmichael Coert Cronjé Cecil Dumond Wayne Gardner Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Jaun Kotzé Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Arno Poley Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Etienne Taljaard Lenience Tambwera Andrew van Wyk Did not play: Lukhanyo Am Angus Cleophas Sandile Ngcobo Waylon Thompson

Coach	Johan du Toit

Falcons – 2014 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Jacques Alberts FJ Binneman Wesley Cloete Vince Gwavu Devlin Hope Shane Kirkwood Thierry Kounga Kuaté Ernst Ladendorf JP Mostert Bruce Muller Thulani Ngidi Friedle Olivier Nico Pretorius Spanner Pretorius Dandré van der Westhuizen MP van Eeden Jacques Verwey Peet Vorster Marlyn Williams Did not play: Tiaan Benade Wessel du Rand De Wet Meyer

Backs	Lukhanyo Am Ryan Carmichael Angus Cleophas Coert Cronjé Cecil Dumond Wayne Gardner Kyle Hendricks Grant Janke Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Etienne Taljaard Andrew van Wyk Did not play: Gabriel du Toit Jaco Oosthuizen Waylon Thompson Russell van Wyk

Coach	Johan du Toit

Falcons – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Rinus Bothma Bovril de Bruin Wessel du Rand Nico Engelbrecht Francois Fourie Vince Gwavu Shane Kirkwood Shaun McGeer JP Mostert Bruce Muller Friedle Olivier Birtie Powell Nico Pretorius Brendan Rams Dandré van der Westhuizen MP van Eeden Jacques Verwey Did not play: Devlin Hope Paul Kruger Ian Oosthuizen Baksteen van Heerden

Backs	Coert Cronjé Kyle Hendricks Gido Horn Christo Joubert Arafaat Kock Jaun Kotzé Franco Maritz Sandile Ngcobo Jongi Nokwe Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Arno Poley Anrich Richter Wesley Roberts JC Roos Jaco Snyman Dauw Steyn Russell van Wyk

Coach	John Williams

Falcons – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Jacques Alberts JP Brummer Vernon du Preez Nico Engelbrecht Francois Fourie Willem Greyvenstein Vince Gwavu Raymond Havenga Paul Kruger Shaun McGeer JP Mostert Reg Muller Friedle Olivier Bertie Powell Nico Pretorius Stephan Schoeman MP van Eeden Baksteen van Heerden Did not play: Bruce Muller Nico van den Heever Dandré van der Westhuizen

Backs	Franco Booysen Coert Cronjé Kyle Hendricks Arafaat Kock Jaun Kotzé Johann Louw Jongi Nokwe Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Anrich Richter Wesley Roberts Russell van Wyk

Coach	John Williams

Falcons – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Theodore Becker MC Botes JP Brummer Uzair Cassiem Bovril de Bruin Christiaan de Klerk Vernon du Preez Frederik Eksteen Nico Engelbrecht Bradley Fortuin Wouter Heijmans James Jackson Roelof Joubert Zane Kilian Marco Kotze Wesley Kotzé Hannes Ludik Jacques Malot JP Mostert Bruce Muller Reg Muller Jacques Nieuwenhuis Bertie Powell Nico Pretorius Shöne van der Walt Dandré van der Westhuizen Edward van der Westhuizen Anton van Deventer Baksteen van Heerden Boris van Jaarsveld Christopher Yearsley

Backs	Karlo Aspeling JW Bell Coert Cronjé Sino Ganto JC Greyling Kyle Hendricks Jaun Kotzé Hendrik Meyer Sandile Ngcobo Willie Odendaal Jaco Oosthuizen Dewald Pieters Arno Poley Braam Pretorius Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman

Coach	John Williams

Falcons – 2012 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Jacques Alberts Wikus Coetzer Bovril de Bruin Christiaan de Klerk Sarel du Plessis Nico Engelbrecht Bradley Fortuin Zane Kilian Marco Kotze Pieter Lubbe Reg Muller Warren Perkins Nico Pretorius Shöne van der Walt Christopher Yearsley Did not play: Vernon du Preez Kobus Nicolaas Nel

Backs	JW Bell Coert Cronjé Sino Ganto Kyle Hendricks Clinton Kayser Jaun Kotzé André Nel Willie Odendaal Arno Poley Heinrich Rademeyer Anrich Richter Jaco Snyman Did not play: Erwin Schmidt

Coach	John Williams

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