Andries Stefanus Schutte (born 18 January 1994) is a South African professional

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player who last played for the in the

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and the Rugby Challenge. He can play as a loosehead or tighthead

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Rugby career

2007–2012 : Schoolboy rugby

Schutte was born in Secunda and earned a provincial call-up as early as primary school level, when he represented the at the Under-13 Craven Week tournament in 2007. However, he did not play in any national tournaments at high school level.

2013–2019 : Falcons

After school, Schutte joined

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side the . He made eight appearances for the team in the

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, scoring tries against and as the side made it all the way to the final of the competition, where they met . Schutte scored his third try of the competition in the final, but it was to no avail as the team from Port Elizabeth won 56–40 to be crowned champions. Schutte made his first class debut in June 2014, when he came on as a replacement in the ' 22–45 defeat against the in their

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campaign. After another appearance off the bench against the in a 52–34 victory, Schutte made his first start in a 54–40 victory over the . He played in two more matches in the competition as the Falcons finished in sixth place, failing to advance to the First Division. Schutte didn't feature for them in that competition, however, instead moving to the Under-21 squad that competed in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He played in all seven of their matches in the competition and equalled his try-scoring form of the previous season by scoring three tries, in matches against , and . The team finished in sixth place, failing to secure a semi-final spot. From the 2015 season, he firmly established himself in the first team. He started all seven of their matches in the

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, with his side again missing out on the play-offs by finishing in fifth spot on the Southern Section log. He also appeared in all six of his team's matches in the

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series, where the team again qualified for the First Division by finishing third, before also starting all five their matches in the round-robin stage of the First Division. He scored his first senior try in his side's 76–12 victory over the to help the Falcons finish in fourth spot, claiming the last semi-final slot. He also started the semi-final, where a 29–17 victory by eventual champions the ended the Falcons' involvement in the competition. Schutte started twelve of the Falcons' fourteen matches during the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series and played off the bench once, also scoring a try in their 59–26 victory over the in their final match, and started all six matches in the

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. Schutte scored his third first class try in their Round Four defeat to the , but their season was ended at the semi-final stage by the same opposition, who won 40–30 in Potchefstroom.

References

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