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Dan Kriel

Daniel David Kriel (born 15 February 1994) is a South African professional rugby union player for the Lions in Super Rugby and Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He also plays for the Seattle Seawolves in Major League Rugby (MLR). His regular position is centre. Kriel is the twin brother of professional rugby player Jesse Kriel.

Dan Kriel
Full nameDaniel David Kriel
Date of birth (1994-02-15) 15 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthCape Town, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb)
SchoolMaritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Notable relative(s)Jesse Kriel (twin brother)
John Hodgson (great-grandfather)
Occupation(s)Rugby union player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre / Winger
Current team Seattle Seawolves
Youth career
2010 Sharks
2013–2015 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 UP Tuks 8 (25)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2016 Blue Bulls 10 (0)
2016 Blue Bulls XV 5 (5)
2016 Bulls 3 (0)
2017–2019 Stormers 17 (0)
2017–2019 Western Province 28 (0)
2020–2021 Lions 14 (15)
2020–2021 Golden Lions 13 (0)
2022– Seattle Seawolves 16 (20)
Correct as of 19 June 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 South Africa Under-20 4 (0)
Correct as of 18 April 2018

Career

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Schools rugby (2010–12)

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Kriel attended Maritzburg College in Pietermaritzburg and was selected to represent KwaZulu-Natal at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition in 2010. He missed out on selection for their Under-18 Craven Week two years later after suffering a dislocated shoulder prior to the competition.[2]

Blue Bulls (2013)

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After high school, Kriel moved to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls Academy. He was the first-choice outside centre for the Blue Bulls U19 side in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship, starting eleven of their fourteen matches in the competition. He scored six tries for the Blue Bulls during the competition, which included a brace in their 46–16 victory over Western Province U19.[3] The Blue Bulls topped the log, winning all twelve of their matches during the competition. Kriel started both their 37–21 defeat of Leopards U19 in the semi-final[4] and the final, where the Blue Bulls won 35–23 to win the title and go through the entire competition undefeated.[5]

Blue Bulls / South Africa Under-20 (2014)

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In 2014, Kriel was called up to the South African Under-20 team that participated at the 2014 IRB Junior World Championship in New Zealand.[6] He didn't play in South Africa's first match, a 61–5 victory over Scotland,[7] but he started their second match of the competition, helping South Africa to a 33–24 victory over hosts New Zealand,[8] as well as their final pool match which saw them beat Samoa 21–8[9] to finish top of their pool. Kriel was named on the bench as South Africa once again met New Zealand in the semi-finals and helped his side to a 32–25 win[10] to qualify for their second ever final. Kriel started the final on the right wing for South Africa as they the match 20–21 to England to finish the competition in second spot.[11]

Kriel made thirteen appearances for the Blue Bulls U21s during the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship. For the second year running, he scored two tries in a match against Western Province in a 44–30 win[12] and also got a try in each of their matches against the Border U21s.[13][14] The Blue Bulls U21s finished second on the log to Western Province, but – after beating the Golden Lions U21s 23–19 in the semi-final[15] – won the final against Western Province in Cape Town, running out 20–10 winners.[16]

Varsity, Vodacom and Currie Cup (2015)

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Kriel started the 2015 season by representing university side UP Tuks in the 2015 Varsity Cup competition. He scored tries in four different matches as UP Tuks topped the log after the round robin stage. He scored his fifth try of the competition in their semi-final match against NWU Pukke, but it wasn't enough to prevent the team from Potchefstroom winning the match 29–28 to progress to the final, eliminating UP Tuks.[17] At the conclusion of the competition, Kriel was initially named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team to play a friendly against the South African Under-20s,[18] but was subsequently withdrawn from the squad.[19]

Instead, he was included in the Blue Bulls squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his domestic first class debut in Windhoek, starting the Blue Bulls' 44–0 victory over Namibian side Welwitschias.[20] He also started a further four matches for the Blue Bulls, which included their quarter final victory over a Free State XV[21] and their 6–10 defeat to Western Province in the semi-final.[22]

Kriel played two matches for the Blue Bulls U21s in the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A before being promoted to the senior squad for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division. He was named on the bench for their Round Three match against Western Province.[23]

Stormers / Western Province

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At the start of 2017, Kriel moved to Cape Town, where he joined the Stormers Super Rugby team and the Western Province Currie Cup team.[24]

Personal

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Kriel is the twin brother of Jesse Kriel,[25] both brothers are professional South African rugby players and the great-grandson of John Hodgson (1909-1970), who played 15 games for the British and Irish Lions in the 1930s.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Dan Kriel". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Kriels pose twin threat". SA Rugby Magazine. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 46–16 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 37–21 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – MTN Golden Lions 23–35 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Junior Springboks named for JWC 2014". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 61–5 Scotland". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – New Zealand 24–33 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Samoa 8–21 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa 32–25 New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – England 21–20 South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 44–30 Western Province U21". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 143–0 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Border U21 7–123 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blue Bulls U21 23–19 Golden Lions U21". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 10–20 Blue Bulls U21". South African Rugby Union. 25 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB UP - TUKS 28–29 FNB NWU-PUKKE". South African Rugby Union. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Smith takes charge of Dream Team". Varsity Cup. 13 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Changes to Varsity Cup Dream Team". Sport24. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB Welwitschias 0–44 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 44–21 Toyota Free State XV". South African Rugby Union. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 10–6 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 23 May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  23. ^ "Werner Kruger to claim unique double". Blue Bulls. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  24. ^ "Five new faces at DHL Newlands this season" (Press release). Stormers. 13 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  25. ^ "The Kriel Twins- Jesse & Dan". SA School Sports – The Magazine. 12 November 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
  26. ^ "Bok centre reveals his great-grandfather was a British Lion". news24.com. sport24. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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