Ruan Ackermann

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Ruan Ackermann
Personal information
Nickname Ackies
Born (1995-12-29) 29 December 1995 (age 28)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
School(s) attended Hoërskool Garsfontein, Pretoria
Relatives Johan Ackermann (father)
Club information
Playing position Flanker
Current club Lions
Youth career
2014– Golden Lions
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Pts)†
2015– Golden Lions 6 (5)
2016– Lions 6 (10)

* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 22 February 2016.

† Appearances (Points).

Ruan Ackermann (born (1995-12-29)29 December 1995 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Lions.[1] His regular position is flanker.

Rugby career

2012–14 : Youth

Ackermann played high school rugby for Hoërskool Garsfontein, where he featured for their first XV from 2012 to 2014,[2] also captaining them in 2014, where he helped them reach the final of the Beeld Trophy.[3] He didn't represent the Blue Bulls at Craven Week level and was instead contracted by Johannesburg-based side the Golden Lions to join their academy from 2015.

Despite still being at school, he was included in the Golden Lions U19 squad during the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship and was named on the bench for three of their matches. He played off the bench on all three occasions and marked his debut – a Round Ten match against Western Province U19 in Johannesburg – by scoring a try in a 28–8 victory.[4]

2015 : Vodacom Cup and Under-21

Ackermann was named in the Golden Lions squad for the 2015 Vodacom Cup. He made his first class debut by starting their opening match of the campaign, a 53–3 victory over the Welwitschias in Windhoek.[5] He played off the bench in their regular season matches against the Blue Bulls,[6] Leopards[7] and the Griffons in Welkom, a match that also saw Ackermann score his first senior try in a 36–20 victory.[8] The Golden Lions finished top of the Northern Section, winning all seven of their matches to qualify for the Quarter Finals. Ackermann played off the bench in a 29–21 victory over the SWD Eagles in their quarter final match[9] and started their semi-final match against the Pumas, which the side from Nelspruit won 43–20 to eliminate the Golden Lions from the competition.[10]

Ackermann was named in a 37-man South Africa Under-20 training squad in March 2015,[11] but missed out on selection for their final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[12]

He made six appearances for the Golden Lions U21 team during the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A, scoring a try in his side's 17–30 defeat to the Free State U21s[13] as they finished in fourth position on the log to qualify for the semi-finals, but didn't feature in the semi-final match which was won 43–20 by eventual champions Western Province U21.[14]

2016– : Super Rugby

In December 2015, Ackermann was included in the 55-man Lions squad that prepared for the 2016 Super Rugby season[15] and he also made the cut for a 27-man squad for their tour to Japan and New Zealand for matches against the Sunwolves, Chiefs and Highlanders.[16] He was named on the bench for their opening match against the Sunwolves.[17]

Personal life

He is the son of Johan Ackermann, a former provincial rugby player that also made thirteen appearances for the South African national team. After finishing his playing career, Johan Ackermann became a coach at the Golden Lions Currie Cup side and the Lions Super Rugby side.

References

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