Errie Claassens (born 27 October 1981) is a former South Africa rugby union player. Errie is the brother of Toulon player Michael Claassens who plays at scrum half and has represented the Free State Cheetahs and the Springboks.
| Birth name | Errie Claassens | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | October 27, 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Claassens moved to the UK in 2005 to sign for the Rotherham Titans where he spent four seasons, developing from a bit part player into a proven try scorer.
In 2009 he moved to London Welsh where he was to further his reputation with a strong try scoring record and a number of sparkling individual performances. He has a reputation as a skilful and pacey broken play runner who can play at both full back and winger.
Errie formerly played as a fullback or winger for Worcester Warriors.
Claassens was named as part of the Rugby Times magazine 2009/2010 RFU Championship "Dream Team" thanks to his consistently strong play and try scoring reputation.
In 2013, Errie Claassens signed a contract to join Bristol Rugby in the RFU Championship. However, on 21 May 2014, he left Bristol by mutual consent[2] as he officially joined London Scottish on a two-year contract.[3]
On 27 January 2015, Claassens announced his retirement from professional rugby due to ongoing injuries.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Errie Claassens departs Bristol by mutual consent". Bristol Post. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "London Scottish sign South African back Errie Claassens". London Scottish. 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Errie Claassens retirement from professional rugby". England Rugby. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.