- Duane Vermeulen
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Duane Vermeulen Full name Daniel Johannes Vermeulen Date of birth 3 July 1986 Place of birth Nelspruit, South Africa Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Weight 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) School Nelspruit High School Rugby union career Playing career Position Number eight/Flanker Provincial/State sides Years Club / team Caps (points) 2009–present Western Province 30 (30) correct as of 11 February 2011. Super Rugby Years Club / team Caps (points) 2009–present Stormers 28 (10) correct as of 11 February 2011. Duane Vermeulen (born 3 July 1986)[1] is a South African rugby union player, who represents Western Province provincially and the Vodacom Stormers in the Super 14.
Vermeulen plays as a Number eight but he is equally adept at playing both blindside and openside flanker.
He began his career in the Free State, playing for the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and the Vodacom Cheetahs in the Super 14. He eventually followed his former coach Rassie Erasmus and joined the much larger and more competitive Western Province rugby union in 2009 after three seasons with the Free State.
Although putting in some strong displays for the Stormers in the 2010 Super 14 season, where the Stormers made it all the way to the final, and looking like being a certain selection for the Springboks, Vermeulen was not called into the Springbok squad that faced Wales, Italy and France. He was also omitted from the Springboks 2010 Tri Nations Series squad.
Although still awaiting his first full international cap, he has represented South Africa at the second level of international rugby, appearing for the Emerging Springboks. The highlight of his appearances for the Emerging Boks was being a part of the squad that performed well against the British and Irish Lions, holding them to a 13–13 draw during their tour to South Africa in 2009.
After a stand out Currie Cup domestic Rugby Season, Vermeulen was named as part of the 39 man preliminary training squad ahead of the 2010 end of year grand slam tour to the Northern hemisphere. He was once again overlooked for selection in the final squad however he has put in another quality Super 15 appearance and could not be ignored for Pieter De Villiers' 51 man Springbok training squad ahead of the World Cup in 2011.
Notes
- ^ Duane Vermeulen player profile ESPN Scrum.com
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