Frederick Barend Christoffel Kirsten (born ) is a former 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 it ...

professional footballer that played as a

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. He represented the in the international Super Rugby competition between 2009 and 2014 and the in the domestic

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

Vodacom Cup The Vodacom Cup was an annual rugby union competition in South Africa. Annual Vodacom Cup competitions were played between its inaugural season in 1998 and 2015 and was contested between February and May each year. The Vodacom Cup was the succes ...

competitions between 2008 and 2013, making 81 first class appearances for the

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-based side. After making his first class debut during the 2008 Vodacom Cup, he made his Super Rugby debut against the in 2009 and his

debut in 2009 against in the same year. In 2013, he was called up to the squad following an injury to

Frans Malherbe Jozua Francois Malherbe (born 14 March 1991) is a South African rugby union professional player. He plays as a tighthead prop for the South Africa national team and the in the United Rugby Championship. Early life Malherbe attended Paarl ...

, but failed to make any appearances for the Springboks. He announced his retirement in December 2014, aged 26, after suffering a neck injury in February of that year.

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