Glenn Kenneth Gelderbloom (born 11 December 1969) is a South African former professional

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who played in two Heineken Cup finals for Leicester Tigers in 2001 and 2002. Gelderbloom played 74 games between 2000 and 2004 for Leicester during which time he played in two Premiership title winning campaigns. Gelderbloom played for

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in the

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, debuting in 1991, before moving to the

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in 1993 where he made over 100 appearances and captained them in their famous victory over Wales in 1998. Gelderbloom signed for Leicester in August 2000, joining from second division Irish side Limerick. He made his Tigers debut against

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on 12 August 2000 and played his last game for the club away against Wasps on 5 May 2004. After playing for Tigers Gelderbloom joined Plymouth Albion as a player-coach before returning to Leicester as an academy coach and also teaching at nearby

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