Michael Claassens

Michael Claassens
Date of birth	28 October 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Kroonstad, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb)
Notable relative(s)	Errie Claassens
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Scrum half
Senior career
Years	Team
2003–2006	Free State Cheetahs
2005	Cats
2006–2007	Cheetahs
2007–2013	Bath
2013–2015	Toulon
2015–2017	Sharks (Currie Cup)
2016–2017	Sharks
2017–2018	Sharks XV
2003–2018	Total
	Correct as of 30 May 2018
International career
Years	Team
2003	South Africa Under-21
2004	South Africa 'A'
2004–2007	South Africa
2008	Barbarians
	Correct as of 7 April 2018

Michael Claassens (born 28 October 1982 in Kroonstad, Free State) is a former South African rugby union player that played professional rugby between 2003 and 2018. He made in excess of 350 senior appearances, including eight test matches for the South Africa national team.

He made his first class debut in 2003 for the Free State Cheetahs, making 64 appearances for the Bloemfontein-based side between 2003 and 2006. He also played Super Rugby for the Cats in 2005 and the Cheetahs in 2006 and 2007. He joined Bath in the Premiership in England for the 2007–08 season, where he stayed for six seasons. He then had two seasons at Toulon in the Top 14 before returning to South Africa to finish his career at the Durban-based Sharks.^[2]

He is the brother of Errie Claassens, also a professional rugby union player.

Honours

Free State Cheetahs

Currie Cup: 2005

Bath

European Challenge Cup: 2007–2008

Toulon

References

^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
^ "Huge boost for Sharks" (Press release). Sharks. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

[1] "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2011.

[Huge_boost_for_Sharks-2] "Huge boost for Sharks" (Press release). Sharks. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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