Dean Greyling
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Dean Mac Guyver Greyling is a professional rugby union
player who plays for the Blue Bulls
in the Currie Cup
and Super 14
He was schooled at Afrikaaans High School.
Dean is a loosehead but has from time to time been used at tighthead. His Super Rugby debut for the Blue Bulls
was in 2008. In October 2010, Dean was selected to the Springbok squad of 39 players to prepare for the November tour of Europe.
Greyling made his Springbok debut in the starting line up against Australia on the 23rd of July 2011 in Sydney. He played his second test for his country the following week against the All Blacks in Wellington.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who plays for the Blue Bulls
Blue Bulls
The Blue Bulls, for sponsorship reasons known as the Vodacom Blue Bulls, or more popularly by their Afrikaans name die Blou Bulle, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament...
in the Currie Cup
Currie Cup
The Currie Cup tournament is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring , featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces...
and Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
He was schooled at Afrikaaans High School.
Dean is a loosehead but has from time to time been used at tighthead. His Super Rugby debut for the Blue Bulls
Blue Bulls
The Blue Bulls, for sponsorship reasons known as the Vodacom Blue Bulls, or more popularly by their Afrikaans name die Blou Bulle, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament...
was in 2008. In October 2010, Dean was selected to the Springbok squad of 39 players to prepare for the November tour of Europe.
Greyling made his Springbok debut in the starting line up against Australia on the 23rd of July 2011 in Sydney. He played his second test for his country the following week against the All Blacks in Wellington.