Werner Lourens (born 26 June 1990) is a South African professional

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player, currently playing with the . His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth and Varsity Rugby

Lourens joined the academy and was a member of the squad that participated in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship. Since 2010, he played club rugby for the

Tshwane University of Technology Tshwane University of Technology (TUT; af, Tshwane-Universiteit vir Tegnologie) is a higher education institution in South Africa that came into being through a merger of three technikons — Technikon Northern Gauteng, Technikon North-West and ...

's rugby team, the . He made five appearances for them during the

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competition and also participated in the Carlton League. In 2012, he was a member of the ' wider training group, but (despite interest from the

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-based outfit to sign him permanently) decided to play in the 2013 Varsity Shield instead, where he started six matches for TUT, scoring one try against .

Griffons

He did eventually join the for 2014 and was included in their squad for the

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. He made his first class debut for the Griffons in their match against in

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, ending on the losing side of a 20–12 scoreline. He made three more starts during the competition as the Griffons finished sixth in their group. He made a further four appearances for the during the

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series as they finished third to remain in the

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competition.

Free State Cheetahs

An injury crisis for the during the

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saw Lourens make a short-term move to

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. He made his debut in the Premier Division of the

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in the Cheetahs' match against the , which they lost 17–31, but was an unused substitute in their next match against the .

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lourens, Werner South African rugby union players Living people 1990 births Rugby union players from Pretoria Rugby union locks Free State Cheetahs players Griffons (rugby union) players Tshwane University of Technology alumni