Anthony Alfred Volmink (born 10 February 1990) is a South African

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who plays as a

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or fullback for the in

Pro14 The United Rugby Championship (URC) is an annual rugby union competition involving professional teams from Ireland, Italy, Scotland, South Africa, and Wales. The current name was adopted in 2021 when the league expanded to include four South Afr ...

on loan from in the

Currie Cup The Currie Cup is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring (June to October), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces. Although it is the premier ...

and in the Rugby Challenge. Volmink made his Super Rugby debut on 2 June 2012 for the Lions against the

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Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

. Volmink started the game before being replaced by

Ruan Combrinck Ruan Jacobus Combrinck (born 10 May 1990) is a South African rugby union player. He plays mostly as a wing. He plays for in the Top14 in France. He previously played for the in Super Rugby, the and domestically and Kintetsu Liners in the Ja ...

in the 61st minute of a 38-28 Lions victory. On 27 April 2013, Volmink broke the South African tries-per-game record when he scored nine tries in the 161–3 victory over the hapless in the

2013 Vodacom Cup The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First ...

. Volmink formerly represented UWC in the

Varsity Shield Varsity Cup is the collective name for four South African rugby union competitions involving the top rugby playing universities in the country. It was launched in 2008, with eight teams participating in the Varsity Cup competition and each univers ...

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Living people 1990 births South African people of German descent South African rugby union players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Rugby union wings People from the Overberg District Municipality Golden Lions players Boland Cavaliers players Southern Kings players Griquas (rugby union) players Cheetahs (rugby union) players Sharks (rugby union) players Sharks (Currie Cup) players Rugby union players from the Western Cape {{SouthAfrica-rugbyunion-bio-stub