Kurt-Lee Arendse Explained

Kurt-Lee Arendse
Fullname:Kurt-Lee Arendse
Birth Date:17 June 1996
Birth Place:Paarl, South Africa
Height:[1]
School:Paulus Joubert Secondary School, Paarl
University:University of the Western Cape
Position:Wing Fullback
Currentclub: /
Youthyears1:2015
Youthyears2:2016
Youthyears3:2017
Years1:2020–
Apps1:45
Points1:50
Years2:2020–
Apps2:12
Points2:20
Years3:2024-
Clubs3:Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars (loan)
Apps3:0
Points3:0
Repyears1:2019–2021
Repteam1:South Africa Sevens
Repcaps1:41
Reppoints1:75
Repyears2:2022–
Repteam2:South Africa
Repcaps2:23
Reppoints2:85
Clubupdate:23 July 2022
Repupdate:16 November 2024

Kurt-Lee Arendse (born 17 June 1996) is a South African professional rugby player for the South Africa national team, where his regular position is wing or fullback, and a rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship

Career

He attended Paulus Joubert Secondary School in Paarl, where he earned a selection into the ' sevens team that competed at the 2014 SARU Under-18 Sevens competition.[2] He progressed through the youth ranks in rugby union, playing in several national junior competitions — he played for in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, for in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship and for in the 2017 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

He was named as the MVP at the 2018 Varsity Cup Sevens tournament,[3] and joined the South African Rugby Sevens Academy in December 2018. After playing for in the 2019 Varsity Cup, Arendse was named in the Blitzboks squad for the Vancouver Sevens,[4] and he made his debut in their 31–12 Cup semi-final victory over Fiji.[5] He was an unused replacement in the final,[6] which South Africa won, beating France 21–12.

He represented Monaco rugby sevens during Supersevens 2020. The team also featured many other South Africans and ended 7th in the tournament.

In 2020, with no seven tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he joined the Pretoria Bulls franchise where he immediately made an impact.[7]

Statistics

Test match record

OpponentPWDLTryPts%Won
4 3 0 1 1 5
2 2 0 0 5 25
3 3 0 0 1 5
2 1 0 1 2 10
4 1 0 3 2 10
1 1 0 0 2 10
4 4 0 0 2 10
1 1 0 0 1 5
1 1 0 0 1 5
2 1 0 1 1 5
Total 24 18 0 6 18 90

International tries

As of 23 November 2024[8]

TryOpposing teamLocationVenueCompetitionDateResultScore
1Mbombela, South AfricaMbombela Stadium2022 Rugby Championship6 August 2022Win26–10
2Durban, South AfricaHollywoodbets Kings Park2022 Rugby Championship24 September 2022Win38–21
3Dublin, IrelandAviva Stadium2022 Autumn Nations Series5 November 2022Loss19–16
4Marseille, FranceStade Vélodrome2022 Autumn Nations Series12 November 2022Loss30–26
5Genoa, ItalyStadio Luigi Ferraris2022 Autumn Nations Series19 November 2022Win21–63
6
7London, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2022 Autumn Nations Series26 November 2022Win13–27
8Pretoria, South AfricaLoftus Versfeld Stadium2023 Rugby Championship8 July 2023Win43–12
9
10
11London, EnglandTwickenham Stadium2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches25 August 2023Win7–35
12Marseille, FranceStade Vélodrome2023 Rugby World Cup10 September 2023Win18–3
13Saint-Denis, FranceStade de France2023 Rugby World Cup15 October 2023Win28–29
14Pretoria, South AfricaLoftus Versfeld Stadium2024 Ireland tour of South Africa6 July 2024Win27–20
15Bloemfontein, South AfricaFree State Stadium2024 mid-year tests20 July 2024Win64–21
16Brisbane, AustraliaLang Park2024 Rugby Championship10 August 2024Win7–33
17
18Cardiff, WalesMillennium Stadium2024 Autumn Nations Series23 November 2024Win12–45

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kurt-Lee Arendse player profile. rugbyworldcup.com. 22 October 2023.
  2. News: 7 October 2014 . WP U18 Sevens Champs . Rugby365 . 20 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Player Profiles : Kurt-Lee Arendse . 20 April 2019 . South African Rugby Union.
  4. Davids and Arendse to join Blitzboks in Vancouver . South African Rugby Union . 4 March 2019 . 20 April 2019.
  5. Web site: 10 March 2019 . Match Centre: Vancouver, Cup Semi Finals, Match 39 . 19 April 2019 . World Rugby . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024134736/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stage/1882/match#match-27192 . dead .
  6. Web site: 10 March 2019 . Match Centre: Vancouver, Cup Final, Match 45 . 19 April 2019 . World Rugby . 24 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024134736/https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/stage/1882/match#match-27198 . dead .
  7. https://www.sarugbymag.co.za/currie-cup-team-of-the-week-round-1/ SA Rugbymag
  8. Web site: Kurt-Lee ARENDSE profile and stats . 2022-11-19 . all.rugby . en.
  9. Web site: Kurt-Lee Arendse voted SA URC Player of the Month after electrifying performances . IOL . 6 April 2022 . 7 April 2022.

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