Martin Dreyer (rugby union)

Martin Dreyer

Full name	Marthinus Christoffel Dreyer
Date of birth	(1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Rustenburg, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	125 kg (276 lb; 19 st 10 lb)
School	Hoërskool Wonderboom, Pretoria
University	NWU Pukke
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Youth career 2006 Blue Bulls 2007–2009 Leopards Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2013 NWU Pukke (Varsity Cup) 18 (10) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2013 Leopards 13 (5) 2013 Leopards XV 4 (0) 2014–2015 Boland Cavaliers 19 (5) 2014 Stormers 5 (0) 2015–2016 Dax 10 (0) 2016–2017 Blue Bulls XV 4 (0) 2016 Blue Bulls 8 (0) 2017 Bulls 3 (0) 2017–2018 Southern Kings 7 (0) 2019– Slava Moscow () Correct as of 27 October 2018 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 South African Universities 1 (0) 2013 South Africa President's XV 4 (0) Correct as of 17 June 2013

Marthinus Christoffel Dreyer (born 25 August 1988) is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Southern Kings in the Pro14.[1] His regular position is prop.

Career

Youth

After representing the Blue Bulls at the 2006 Under-18 Academy Week youth tournament, he then joined Potchefstroom-based side the Leopards and represented them in the Under-19 Provincial Championship tournament in 2007 and the Under-19 Provincial Championship tournament in 2008 and 2009.

Leopards

He made his first class debut for the Leopards in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition against the Boland Cavaliers[2] and also played against Western Province that season.[3] He didn't appear for them in 2012, but did play in four matches in the 2013 Vodacom Cup tournament.

Boland Cavaliers

He joined Boland Cavaliers for the start of 2014.[4]

Representative rugby

In 2013, he was included in a South Africa President's XV team that played in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup[5] and won the tournament after winning all three matches.[6]

Dax

He joined French side Dax for the 2015–16 Rugby Pro D2 season.

Blue Bulls

He returned to South Africa after one season in France to join the Blue Bulls.[7]

Slava Moscow

In 2019 he joined Russian Slava Moscow club.

Varsity Rugby

He also represented the NWU Pukke in Varsity Cup rugby between 2010 and 2013.

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Martin Dreyer". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 14–43 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 12–26 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 16 April 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
4. "Luiperds se Meel op 12" (in Afrikaans). SupaRugby. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
5. "SA President's XV selected for IRB Tblisi Cup". South African Rugby Union. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
6. "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
7. "Steenkamp to lead Vodacom Blue Bulls into battle". Blue Bulls. 7 July 2016. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.