Barnie Boonzaaier

Barnie Boonzaaier

Full name	Abraham Johannes Stefanus Boonzaaier
Date of birth	(1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Swakopmund, Namibia
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb; 229 lb)
School	CVO Vivo, Vivo
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker / Flanker Current team Limpopo Blue Bulls Youth career 2012 Falcons 2013 Limpopo Blue Bulls Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2014–present Limpopo Blue Bulls 13 (0) Correct as of 10 May 2015

Abraham Johannes Stefanus 'Barnie' Boonzaaier (born 19 April 1992 in Swakopmund, Namibia) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Limpopo Blue Bulls.[1] He can play as a hooker or a flanker.

Career

Youth

Boonzaaier was on the books of East Rand-based side the Falcons in 2012 and was included in the Falcons U21 squad for the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship, but failed to make an appearance. In 2013, his home province Limpopo Blue Bulls were included in national competitions and Boonzaaier represented the Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 side in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship, making three appearances as his side finished third in Group B during the regular season to qualify for the semi-final.

Limpopo Blue Bulls

In 2014, Boonzaaier was promoted to the Limpopo Blue Bulls' senior squad that participated in the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut by starting their opening match of the season, a 10–62 defeat to the Griffons.[2] He made a total of six starts in the competition as both a hooker and a flanker, but could not prevent Limpopo Blue Bulls losing all their matches in the competition for the second year in succession.

Despite an overhaul occurring prior to the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition, during which a number of players from Pretoria-based club sides were included in the squad,[3] Boonzaaier was one of few players that remained with the team for the new season and he featured in their opening three matches against the Leopards,[4] the Golden Lions[5] and the Pumas.[6]

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Barnie Boonzaaier". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 62–10 Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 8 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
3. "Oostelikes-Eagles hersturktureer" (in Afrikaans). Pretoria East Rekord. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards XV 22–9 Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls 21–31 Xerox Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Steval Pumas 52–0 Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.