Gerhard Stefan Klerck (born December 6, 1975) is a South African-born American former rugby union international.[1]
| Full name | Gerhard Stefan Klerck | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | December 6, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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Klerck was born in Pretoria and educated at Hoërskool Verwoerdburg, before moving to Aspen, Colorado in the late 1990s to play rugby union for Super League club Gentlemen of Aspen. He first started playing the sport the age of six.[2]
A lock, Klerck played professional rugby in Italy for Benetton Treviso and was a United States representative from 2003 to 2004. He appeared once at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, against Japan in Gosford, as starting lock in a 39–26 win.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Harmse, J. J. (June 28, 2004). "Back to basics". News24.
- ^ Benson, Steve (September 26, 2003). "Gents take off for rugby's World Cup". The Aspen Times.
- ^ "Clockwatch: Japan 26-39 USA". BBC News. October 27, 2003.
External links
edit- Gerhard Klerck at ESPNscrum