Francois Brummer (born 17 May 1989) is a South African

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player for in the Pro14. His regular playing position is fly-half, although he has played

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on occasion.

Career

Bulls / Blue Bulls

Brummer came through the youth ranks at the and went on to make 45 senior appearances in

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, however these were largely confined to the Vodacom Cup competition. He was part of the squad for the

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and

2011 Super Rugby season The 2011 Super Rugby season was the first season of the new 15-team format for the Super Rugby competition, which involved teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Including its past iterations as Super 12 and Super 14, this was the 16t ...

's although he only played in 5 matches.

Griquas

The lack of activity saw him switch to the in 2012 and he was the Peacock Blues regular fly-half until the end of 2015. The

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semi-final match against the , Brummer set a new domestic record for the fastest drop-goal in a match when he scored one after just 20 seconds.

Cheetahs

Solid performances for the Griquas saw him named in the squad for the

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and so far he has made one appearance for the men from Bloemfontein.

Pumas / Bulls

Brummer joined

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-based side the for the 2016 season. He joined

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franchise the on loan for the

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, rejoining the side from Pretoria where he previously made five Super Rugby appearances.

Toyota Industries Shuttles

Brummer joined Japanese Top League side

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for the

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season.

Zebre

He moved to Italian Pro14 side prior to the 2018–19 season. He played also for

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in 2019-20 Pro14 season.

International

Brummer played for South Africa Under-19 in the

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and South Africa Under-20 in the

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and

2009 IRB Junior World Championship The 2009 IRB Junior World Championship (known as the 2009 IRB Toshiba Junior World Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the second annual international rugby union competition for Under 20 national teams, this competition replaces the now def ...

s. He is the leading South African points scorer in the history of the IRB Junior World Championship. In 2016, he was included in a South Africa 'A' squad that played a two-match series against a touring

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team. He came on as a replacement in their first match in Bloemfontein and scored his side's first try within two minutes of coming on and also converted three tries, but ended on the losing side as the visitors ran out 32–24 winners. He then started the second match of the series, kicking two conversions in a 26–29 defeat to the Saxons in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brummer, Francois Living people 1989 births South African rugby union players Rugby union players from Pretoria Rugby union fly-halves Bulls (rugby union) players Blue Bulls players Cheetahs (rugby union) players Griquas (rugby union) players South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players