Quintin Geldenhuys (born 19 June 1981) is a

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-born

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player. Geldenhuys, who played lock, represented the Italian URC franchise

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. He made his debut for

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against Australia on 13 June 2009. He qualified for Italy through

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. He played 11 games, starting 11, playing 796 minutes in the 2015-2016 Guinness Pro12 series. Geldenhuys is currently the Director of Rugby at Trio High School in

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the Northern Free State region of South Africa.

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1981 births Living people Aironi players Alumni of Monument High School Italian rugby union players South African rugby union players Rugby union locks Italy international rugby union players Zebre Parma players Afrikaner people People from Klerksdorp Pumas (Currie Cup) players South African emigrants to Italy South African people of Dutch descent Rugby union players from Gauteng {{Italy-rugbyunion-bio-stub