Adriaan Engelbrecht

Adriaan Engelbrecht
Personal information
Full name	Adriaan Erasmus Engelbrecht
Nickname	Meel
Born	(1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 Pretoria, South Africa
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoër Volkskool, Potchefstroom
Club information
Playing position	Centre
Current club	Leopards
Youth career
2008–2011	Leopards
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2014–2015	NWU Pukke	8	(71)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2011–2015	Leopards	53	(281)
Representative team(s)^‡
2013	South Africa President's XV	4	(5)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 8 October 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 17 June 2013.

Adriaan Erasmus 'Meel' Engelbrecht (born 14 September 1990) is a former South African rugby union player, that spent his entire career at the Leopards.^[1] His regular position was fly-half or centre.

He retired from rugby union prior to the 2016 season.

Career

Youth

He represented the Leopards at the 2008 Under-18 Craven Week tournament and progressed through the age groups, playing in the Under-19 Provincial Championship in 2009 and the Under-21 Provincial Championship in 2010 and 2011.

Senior career

He made his first class debut for the Leopards in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition in a match against the Eastern Province Kings.^[2] He played in the Under-21 Provincial Championship in the rest of the season, but made his return to the senior side in the 2012 Vodacom Cup, scoring four tries^[3] and made twelve starts in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season.

He was a member of the Leopards team that won the 2015 Currie Cup First Division.^[4] He featured in a total of thirteen matches during the 2015 Currie Cup qualification rounds and First Division proper and was the Leopards' top scorer, contributing 147 points for the side. He also started the final, where he kicked 14 points to help the Leopards to a 44–20 victory over the SWD Eagles to win the competition for the first time in their history.

In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup^[5] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.^[6]

References

↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Adriaan Engelbrecht". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 25-31 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 4 March 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2012 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
↑ "Leopards clinch Absa Currie Cup First Division title in style". South African Rugby Union. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
↑ "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
↑ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

Squads

Leopards – 2014 Currie Cup qualification

Forwards	Stoof Bezuidenhout Molotsi Bouwer Stompie de Wet Morné Hanekom John-Roy Jenkinson Robert Kruger Juan Language Mash Mafela Stairs Mhlongo Lucky Ngcamu JC Oberholzer Francois Robertse HP Swart Akker van der Merwe Ruan Venter Jacques Vermaak Rhyk Welgemoed Did not play: Jaco Buys Arno Ebersohn Danie Jordaan Armandt Liebenberg Edgar Marutlulle SJ Niemand Siya November Henri Scharneck Brendon Snyman Elardus Venter

Backs	Kobus de Kock Adriaan Engelbrecht Sylvian Mahuza Hoffmann Maritz Tshotsho Mbovane Luther Obi André Pretorius Dillon Smit Sergio Torrens George Tossel Vian van der Watt Percy Williams Did not play: Rowayne Beukman Justin Botha Lucian Cupido Johan Deysel Adri Jacobs Leon Meyer Gerhard Nortier Wynand Olivier SW Oosthuizen Jaap Pienaar Chriswill September Pieter Smith Rhyno Smith Malherbe Swart Malan van der Merwe

Coach	Robert du Preez

Leopards XV – 2014 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Stoof Bezuidenhout Molotsi Bouwer Jaco Buys Arno Ebersohn Morné Hanekom John-Roy Jenkinson Danie Jordaan Robert Kruger Armandt Liebenberg Edgar Marutlulle Stairs Mhlongo SJ Niemand Siya November JC Oberholzer Henri Scharneck Brendon Snyman Elardus Venter Jacques Vermaak Did not play: Stompie de Wet Marius Fourie Wian Fourie Juan Language Kene Okafor Francois Robertse Joe Smith HP Swart Akker van der Merwe Bernie van Rooyen

Backs	Rowayne Beukman Justin Botha Lucian Cupido Johan Deysel Adri Jacobs Leon Meyer Gerhard Nortier Wynand Olivier SW Oosthuizen Jaap Pienaar Chriswill September Dillon Smit Pieter Smith Malherbe Swart Sergio Torrens George Tossel Malan van der Merwe Did not play: Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Johann Laker Sylvian Mahuza Edmar Marais Hoffmann Maritz Alvino Montjies Luther Obi Jacques Olivier Marnus Tack Percy Williams

Coach	Chaka Willemse

Leopards – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Gavin Annandale Stoof Bezuidenhout Stompie de Wet Martin Dreyer Stephan Greeff Morné Hanekom John-Roy Jenkinson Danie Jordaan Robert Kruger Strand Kruger MB Lusaseni Edgar Marutlulle SJ Niemand JC Oberholzer Joe Smith Brendon Snyman HP Swart BG Uys Akker van der Merwe Peet van der Walt Bernie van Rooyen Elardus Venter Jacques Vermaak Rhyk Welgemoed

Backs	Jarryd Buys Danie Dames Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Warren Gilbert Jaco Grobler Johann Laker Sylvian Mahuza Edmar Marais Dumisani Matyeshana Gerhard Nortier Luther Obi SW Oosthuizen Hennie Skorbinski Marnus Tack George Tossel Charl Weideman Did not play: Jacques Olivier Andrew van Wyk

Coach	Jorrie Muller

South Africa President's XV – 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Uzair Cassiem Ashton Constant Martin Dreyer Ivann Espag Frank Herne Zandré Jordaan Vincent Koch Kwezi Mkhafu Giant Mtyanda Brian Shabangu Brendon Snyman Eduan van der Walt

Backs	Carl Bezuidenhout Alshaun Bock Ricardo Croy Adriaan Engelbrecht Jacquin Jansen Ntando Kebe Wilmaure Louw Sino Nyoka Trompie Pretorius Roscko Speckman Coenie van Wyk Stefan Watermeyer

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Leopards XV – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Stoof Bezuidenhout Martin Dreyer Marcel Groenewald Morné Hanekom Robert Kruger MB Lusaseni Edgar Marutlulle Buhle Mxunyelwa Arno Nel JC Oberholzer Kene Okafor Joe Smith Brendon Snyman HP Swart BG Uys Akker van der Merwe Peet van der Walt Bernie van Rooyen Elardus Venter Jacques Vermaak Rhyk Welgemoed Did not play: Zander de Kock Stompie de Wet Marius Fourie Wian Fourie John-Roy Jenkinson Strand Kruger Armandt Liebenberg James Meecham Chris Schoonraad Ernie Strydom

Backs	Danie Dames Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Warren Gilbert Jaco Grobler Ian Heyns Edmar Marais Hoffmann Maritz Jacques Olivier André Pretorius Hennie Skorbinski Malherbe Swart George Tossel Andrew van Wyk Charl Weideman Johnny Welthagen Did not play: Kyle Jacobs Johann Laker Gerhard Nortier

Coach	Jorrie Muller

Leopards – 2012 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Stoof Bezuidenhout Dewald Coetzee Lood de Jager Stompie de Wet Marius Fourie Morné Hanekom John-Roy Jenkinson Robert Kruger Strand Kruger Armandt Liebenberg MB Lusaseni Edgar Marutlulle James Meecham Siyanda Ndlovu SJ Niemand Spanner Pretorius Brendon Snyman Ernie Strydom Louwrens Strydom BG Uys Lodewyk Uys Johan van Deventer BW van Dyk Roan van Heerden Bernie van Rooyen Wendal Wehr Justin Wheeler Did not play: Janus Beukes Molotsi Bouwer Buhle Mxunyelwa JC Oberholzer

Backs	Danie Dames Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Joubert Engelbrecht Jaco Grobler Grant Janke Allister Kettledas Johann Laker Hoffmann Maritz Gerhard Nortier Jacques Olivier Therlow Pietersen André Pretorius Hennie Skorbinski Justin St Jerry George Tossel Malan van der Merwe Andrew van Wyk Berty Visser Did not play: Charl Weideman

Coach	Leon Boshoff / Jorrie Muller

Leopards – 2012 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Dewald Coetzee Stompie de Wet Marius Fourie Wian Fourie Marcel Groenewald Morné Hanekom Danie Jordaan Robert Kruger Armandt Liebenberg MB Lusaseni Buhle Mxunyelwa Siyanda Ndlovu Gavin Nesindande JC Oberholzer Spanner Pretorius Joe Smith Brendon Snyman Ernie Strydom HP Swart BG Uys BW van Dyk Roan van Heerden Bernie van Rooyen Did not play: Stoof Bezuidenhout John-Roy Jenkinson Chris Schoonraad Jaice Terblanche Rhyk Welgemoed

Backs	Danie Dames Wilco de Wet Adriaan Engelbrecht Joubert Engelbrecht Ludwig Erasmus Eugene Jantjies Johann Laker Hoffmann Maritz Gerhard Nortier André Pretorius George Tossel Malan van der Merwe Berty Visser Charl Weideman Vainon Willis Did not play: Leon Johannes Kruger Ruhann Kruger Johann Louw Roedolf Marx Lance Ruthford Hennie Skorbinski

Coach	Leon Boshoff

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