Abraham Jurgen Steyn (born 2 May 1992) is a South African-born rugby union player who plays for the Italy national rugby union team. His usual position is as a flanker, and he currently plays for Benetton.[1]
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| Full name | Abraham Jurgen Steyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cradock, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paul Roos Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Under contract with Calvisano, for 2014–15 Pro12 season, he was named as Permit Player for Zebre in Pro 12.[2] In 2015 Steyn signed for Benetton and he played for Treviso until 2022−23 season.[3]
In 2012 he played for S.A. Under 20. From 2016 he is member of Italy squad[4] and on 18 August 2019, he was named in the final 31-man squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.[5] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Steyn Braam". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Stagione 2014/2015". Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "OTTO GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "L'Italia Scrive la Storia: A Firenze Sudafrica Battuto 20-18".
- ^ "Italrugby, Conor O'shea Annuncia I 31 Giocatori Convocati per Il Mondiale".
- ^ "ITALRUGBY, CONVOCATO LOVOTTI. QUATTRO AZZURRI AGGREGATI AL RADUNO DELL'ITALIA A". Italy Rugby Union (in Italian). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
External links
edit- Braam Steyn at ESPNscrum
- Braam Steyn at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Treviso Profile
- Pro12 Profile
