Kurt-Lee Arendse

Kurt-Lee Arendse (born (1996-06-07)7 June 1996) is a South African rugby sevens player for the South Africa national team, where his regular position is a back, and a rugby union player for the Bulls in Super Rugby.

Kurt-Lee Arendse
Date of birth (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
SchoolPaulus Joubert Secondary School, Paarl
UniversityUniversity of the Western Cape
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Youth career
2015 Western Province U19
2016 Boland U20
2017 Western Province U21
Correct as of 20 April 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2019–present South Africa Sevens 12 (25)
Correct as of 20 April 2019

He attended Paulus Joubert Secondary School in Paarl, where he earned a selection into the Boland Cavaliers' sevens team that competed at the 2014 SARU Under-18 Sevens competition.[1] He progressed through the youth ranks in rugby union, playing in several national junior competitions — he played for Western Province U19 in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, for Boland U20 in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship and for Western Province U21 in the 2017 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

He was named as the MVP at the 2018 Varsity Cup Sevens tournament,[2] and joined the South African Rugby Sevens Academy in December 2018.[2] After playing for UWC in the 2019 Varsity Cup, Arendse was named in the Blitzboks squad for the Vancouver Sevens,[3] and he made his debut in their 31–12 Cup semi-final victory over Fiji.[4] He was an unused replacement in the final,[5] which South Africa won, beating France 21–12.

In 2020, with no seven tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he joined the Pretoria Bulls franchise where he immediately made an impact.[6]

References
  1. "WP U18 Sevens Champs". Rugby365. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. "Player Profiles : Kurt-Lee Arendse". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  3. "Davids and Arendse to join Blitzboks in Vancouver" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. "Match Centre: Vancouver, Cup Semi Finals, Match 39". World Rugby. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. "Match Centre: Vancouver, Cup Final, Match 45". World Rugby. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  6. SA Rugbymag


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