Errie Claassens (born 27 October 1981) is a former
South Africa rugby union player. Errie is the brother of
Toulon player
Michael Claassens who plays at
scrum half
Scrum may refer to:
Sport
* Scrum (rugby), a method of restarting play in rugby union and rugby league
** Scrum (rugby union), scrum in rugby union
* Scrum, an offensive melee formation in Japanese game Bo-taoshi
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and has represented the
Free State Cheetahs
The Free State Cheetahs (formerly the Orange Free State), currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by th ...
and the
Springboks.
Claassens moved to the UK in 2005 to sign for the
Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Rugby Union Football Club, or Rotherham Titans is a professional rugby union team from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, currently playing in the fourth tier of the English rugby union league system, following their relegation from the Nat ...
where he spent four seasons, developing from a bit part player into a proven try scorer.
In 2009 he moved to
London Welsh where he was to further his reputation with a strong try scoring record and a number of sparkling individual performances. He has a reputation as a skilful and pacey broken play runner who can play at both
full back and
winger.
Errie formerly played as a
fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to:
Sports
* A position in various kinds of football, including:
** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position
** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...
or winger for
Worcester Warriors.
Claassens was named as part of the ''Rugby Times ''magazine 2009/2010
RFU Championship "Dream Team" thanks to his consistently strong play and try scoring reputation.
In 2013, Errie Claassens signed a contract to join
Bristol Rugby
Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ...
in the
RFU Championship. However, on 21 May 2014, he left Bristol by mutual consent as he officially joined
London Scottish on a two-year contract.
On 27 January 2015, Claassens announced his retirement from professional rugby due to ongoing injuries.
References
External links
London Welsh Profile
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1982 births
Living people
London Welsh RFC players
Rotherham Titans players
South African rugby union players
South African expatriate rugby union players
Expatriate rugby union players in England
South African expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
Worcester Warriors players
Rugby union players from the Free State (province)
Rugby union wings
Rugby union fullbacks