Wayne Julies

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Wayne Julies
Birth nameWayne Julies
Date of birth (1978-10-23) 23 October 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Paarl, South Africa
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb; 209 lb)
SchoolCharleston Hill
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2002 Boland Cavaliers ()
2002 Blue Bulls ()
2003 Free State 5 (0)
2004 Golden Lions 2 (0)
2004 SWD Eagles 8 (0)
2005–2006 Golden Lions 9 (35)
2007–2009 Blue Bulls 19 (15)
2009–2010 Aix-en-Provence 13 (0)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999 Bulls ()
2000–2002 Stormers ()
2004–2006 Cats ()
2007–2009 Bulls ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999–2007 South Africa 11 (10)

Wayne Julies (born 23 October 1978 in Paarl) is a South African rugby union footballer. He has played for the national team, the Springboks nine times. He made his debut for South Africa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, in a match against Spain. His usual position is as a centre.

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Julies played for the Bulls in the 2007 Super 14 season. Also in the Super 12/14, he has been with the Cats and the Stormers. He was also part of South Africa's victorious 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, having been called in as an injury replacement for Jean de Villiers, who tore a bicep during the pool stages. [1] He moved to France in 2009 to play for Pays d'Aix RC.

In the 2011 season Wayne Julies began to play for a Premier League B Rugby team from the Sir Lowries Pass area called Sir Lowrians where he played outside center. He also took on coaching duties for the club.

Honours

Bulls

South Africa

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References

  1. "De Villiers injury blow hits Boks". BBC. 10 September 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2015.