Wayne Julies (born 23 October 1978 in

Paarl Paarl (; Afrikaans: ; derived from ''Parel'', meaning "pearl" in Dutch) is a town with 112,045 inhabitants in the Western Cape province of South Africa. It is the third-oldest city and European settlement in the Republic of South Africa (after ...

) is a South African

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footballer. He has played for the national team, the

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nine times. He made his debut for South Africa at the 1999 Rugby World Cup, in a match against

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. His usual position is as a centre. Julies played for the Bulls in the 2007 Super 14 season. Also in the Super 12/14, he has been with the Cats and the Stormers. He was also part of South Africa's victorious 2007 Rugby World Cup squad, having been called in as an injury replacement for

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, who tore a bicep during the pool stages. He moved to France in 2009 to play for Pays d'Aix RC. In the 2011 season Wayne Julies began to play for a Premier League B Rugby team from the Sir Lowries Pass area called Sir Lowrians where he played outside center. He also took on coaching duties for the club.

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