Coert Cronjé


Coert Frederick Cronjé is a South African rugby union player for the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is outside centre, but he can also play at inside centre or on the wing.

Career

Youth rugby

He went to Kempton Park secondary school Jeugland Hoërskool and was selected in the ' squad for the 2006 Under-18 Craven Week competition held in Pretoria.
In 2007, he made the very short journey to Johannesburg to join the academy. He played for the side during the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the side during the Under-21 Provincial Championships in 2008 and 2009.

Falcons

In 2010, failing to make the breakthrough to the ' senior side, Cronjé returned to the. His first match for the was in a compulsory friendly match against a Invitational XV in Nigel. His first class debut in a competitive match came during the 2010 Currie Cup First Division competition when he started in their match against the in Welkom. His first season proved to be a very memorable one; not only did he start all ten of the matches during the competition, but he also scored nine tries during the competition, to finish as the joint-top try scorer. He also scored two hat-tricks during the competition, the first in his fourth match against the in Kempton Park and the second in their final match of the season against the.
With those performances firmly establishing Cronjé as a first-choice player for the Falcons, he quickly racked up appearances and passed the half-century mark during the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season. His try-scoring exploits continued, although not as prolific as his first season. In 2011, he scored eight tries in seventeen appearances and scored three tries in eight starts in 2012. Five tries followed in twenty starts in 2013 and he got two tries during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition.