Grant Esterhuizen (born 28 April 1976) was a South African former

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player.

Playing career

Esterhizen matriculated at

Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (also known as Affies), is a public Afrikaans medium high school for boys situated in the suburb of Elandspoort in Pretoria in the Gauteng province of South Africa. The school was founded in 1920 by Jan Joubert and ...

and represented at the annual

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tournaments in 1993 and 1994. He made his senior provincial debut for the in 1996. Esterhuizen made his

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debut for the

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as a substitute against at

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in 2000 and played in seven test matches during the 2000 rugby season. In 2003, he represented

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at sevens.

Test history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Esterhuizen, Grant 1976 births Living people South African rugby union players South Africa international rugby union players Blue Bulls players Bulls (rugby union) players Golden Lions players Lions (United Rugby Championship) players Stormers players South Africa international rugby sevens players Rugby union players from the Northern Cape Rugby union centres Rugby union wings Alumni of Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool CS Bourgoin-Jallieu players ASM Clermont Auvergne players South African expatriate rugby union players in France

Playing career

Test history

See also

References