Martin Dreyer (rugby union)

Martin Dreyer
Personal information

Full name	Marthinus Christoffel Dreyer
Born	(1988-08-25) 25 August 1988 Rustenburg, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Wonderboom, Pretoria
University	NWU Pukke
Club information
Playing position	Prop
Current club	Bulls / Blue Bulls
Youth career
2006	Blue Bulls
2007–2009	Leopards
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2010–2013	NWU Pukke (Varsity Cup)	18	(10)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
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–present	Blue Bulls	10	(0)
2017–future	Bulls	0	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2013	South African Universities	1	(0)
2013	South Africa President's XV	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 25 October 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 17 June 2013.

Marthinus Christoffel Dreyer (born 25 August 1988) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Bulls in Super Rugby and the Blue Bulls in the domestic Currie Cup.^[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]

Varsity Rugby

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

References

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

Bulls squad

Forwards	Shaun Adendorff Jacobie Adriaanse Arno Botha Renaldo Bothma Lood de Jager Nick de Jager Martin Dreyer Corniel Els Lizo Gqoboka Jason Jenkins John-Roy Jenkinson Jannes Kirsten Hanro Liebenberg Eduan Lubbe Edgar Marutlulle Nqoba Mxoli Freddy Ngoza Abongile Nonkontwana Trevor Nyakane Ryno Pieterse Jacques Potgieter Pierre Schoeman Roelof Smit Eli Snyman RG Snyman Hendré Stassen Gerhard Steenekamp Ruan Steenkamp Adriaan Strauss Ruben van Heerden Alandré van Rooyen Marco van Staden Conraad van Vuuren Jaco Visagie

Backs	Irvin Ali Ulrich Beyers Francois Brummer Earll Douwrie Warrick Gelant Boeta Hamman Travis Ismaiel JT Jackson Tony Jantjies Johnny Kôtze Jesse Kriel Manie Libbok Andell Loubser Kefentse Mahlo Duncan Matthews Sibahle Maxwane Franco Naudé Luther Obi Burger Odendaal Rudy Paige Embrose Papier Handré Pollard Divan Rossouw Tian Schoeman Jan Serfontein Joshua Stander Jade Stighling Dries Swanepoel Jamba Ulengo Ivan van Zyl Piet van Zyl André Warner

Coach	Nollis Marais

Blue Bulls squad

Forwards	Shaun Adendorff Jacobie Adriaanse Andrew Beerwinkel Arno Botha Clyde Davids Nick de Jager Martin Dreyer Corniel Els Aston Fortuin Neethling Fouché Lizo Gqoboka Njabula Gumede Jason Jenkins John-Roy Jenkinson Jannes Kirsten Hanro Liebenberg Edgar Marutlulle Nqoba Mxoli Freddy Ngoza Abongile Nonkontwana Trevor Nyakane Pierre Schoeman Roelof Smit Eli Snyman RG Snyman Ruan Steenkamp Adriaan Strauss Entienne Swanepoel Tapiwa Tsomondo Jan van der Merwe Ruben van Heerden Jaco Visagie

Backs	Ulrich Beyers Francois Brummer Travis Ismaiel Alcino Izaacs JT Jackson Tony Jantjies Johnny Kôtze Jesse Kriel Manie Libbok Kefentse Mahlo Duncan Matthews Franco Naudé Luther Obi Burger Odendaal Rudy Paige Divan Rossouw Tian Schoeman Marquit September Jan Serfontein Joshua Stander Jade Stighling Dries Swanepoel Jamba Ulengo Ivan van Zyl Piet van Zyl André Warner

Coach	Nollis Marais

Squads

Boland Cavaliers – 2014 Currie Cup qualification

Forwards	Gavin Annandale JC Astle Yves Bashiya Ryno Coetzee Ashton Constant Martin Dreyer Kelvin Fikster Jason Fraser Francois Hanekom Zandré Jordaan Hanno Kitshoff Strand Kruger Clemen Lewis Kwezi Mkhafu Ulrich Pretorius Franzel September Ben Venter Chaney Willemse Did not play: Keenan Abrahams Dumisani Meslane PJ van Zyl SP Wessels

Backs	Christopher Bosch Arno Fortuin Marnus Hugo Morné Hugo Harlon Klaasen Richard Lawson Earl Lewis Nathaniel Manuel Deroy Rhoode Christian Rust Edwin Sass Duwayne Smart Albert Trytsman Cheswin Williams Eric Zana Did not play: Ryno Conradie Jovelian de Koker Danwel Demas Monty Dumond Tiaan Ramat Juwell Samuels

Coach	Abé Davids

Boland Cavaliers – 2014 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Keenan Abrahams JC Astle André Coetzee Ashton Constant Martin Dreyer Francois Hanekom Hanno Kitshoff Rossouw Kruger Strand Kruger Clemen Lewis Dumisani Meslane Kwezi Mkhafu Conway Pretorius Ulrich Pretorius Franzel September PJ van Zyl Ben Venter SP Wessels Chaney Willemse Did not play: Denzil Adams Francois Basson Kelvin Fikster Zandré Jordaan Jacques Kotzé Lezandro October Bradley Ruiters

Backs	Brendon April Garth April Junaid Arendse Christopher Bosch Ryno Conradie Jovelian de Koker Danwel Demas Arno Fortuin Marnus Hugo Harlon Klaasen Jason Kriel Evan Liedeman Tiaan Radyn Cheslyn Roberts Christian Rust Juwell Samuels Edwin Sass Albert Trytsman Angelo van Niekerk Cheswin Williams Eric Zana Did not play: Ricardo Croy Liam Draycott Sipho Mbobosi Gershwin Moses Len Olivier Johnny Shepherd

Coach	Abé Davids

Leopards – 2013 Currie Cup First Division

Forwards	Gavin Annandale Stoof Bezuidenhout Stompie de Wet Martin Dreyer Stephan Greeff Morné Hanekom John-Roy Jenkinson Danie Jordaan Robert Kruger Strand Kruger MB Lusaseni Edgar Marutlulle SJ Niemand JC Oberholzer Joe Smith Brendon Snyman HP Swart BG Uys Akker van der Merwe Peet van der Walt Bernie van Rooyen Elardus Venter Jacques Vermaak Rhyk Welgemoed

Backs	Jarryd Buys Danie Dames Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Warren Gilbert Jaco Grobler Johann Laker Sylvian Mahuza Edmar Marais Dumisani Matyeshana Gerhard Nortier Luther Obi SW Oosthuizen Hennie Skorbinski Marnus Tack George Tossel Charl Weideman Did not play: Jacques Olivier Andrew van Wyk

Coach	Jorrie Muller

South Africa President's XV – 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup

Forwards	Renaldo Bothma Jaco Bouwer Uzair Cassiem Ashton Constant Martin Dreyer Ivann Espag Frank Herne Zandré Jordaan Vincent Koch Kwezi Mkhafu Giant Mtyanda Brian Shabangu Brendon Snyman Eduan van der Walt

Backs	Carl Bezuidenhout Alshaun Bock Ricardo Croy Adriaan Engelbrecht Jacquin Jansen Ntando Kebe Wilmaure Louw Sino Nyoka Trompie Pretorius Roscko Speckman Coenie van Wyk Stefan Watermeyer

Coach	Jimmy Stonehouse

Leopards XV – 2013 Vodacom Cup

Forwards	Stoof Bezuidenhout Martin Dreyer Marcel Groenewald Morné Hanekom Robert Kruger MB Lusaseni Edgar Marutlulle Buhle Mxunyelwa Arno Nel JC Oberholzer Kene Okafor Joe Smith Brendon Snyman HP Swart BG Uys Akker van der Merwe Peet van der Walt Bernie van Rooyen Elardus Venter Jacques Vermaak Rhyk Welgemoed Did not play: Zander de Kock Stompie de Wet Marius Fourie Wian Fourie John-Roy Jenkinson Strand Kruger Armandt Liebenberg James Meecham Chris Schoonraad Ernie Strydom

Backs	Danie Dames Tiaan Dorfling Adriaan Engelbrecht Warren Gilbert Jaco Grobler Ian Heyns Edmar Marais Hoffmann Maritz Jacques Olivier André Pretorius Hennie Skorbinski Malherbe Swart George Tossel Andrew van Wyk Charl Weideman Johnny Welthagen Did not play: Kyle Jacobs Johann Laker Gerhard Nortier

Coach	Jorrie Muller

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