Tinus de Beer

Tinus de Beer
Full nameMarthinus Herbert de Beer
Date of birth (1996-01-24) 24 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birthPretoria, South Africa
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight87 kg (13 st 10 lb; 192 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Waterkloof, Pretoria
UniversityUniversity of Pretoria
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
Current team Cardiff Rugby
Youth career
2013–2016 Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–2017 UP Tuks 4 (14)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018 Blue Bulls 7 (22)
2016–2018 Blue Bulls XV 10 (50)
2019–2021 Griquas 21 (84)
2022–2023 Pumas 27 (188)
2023– Cardiff Rugby 12 (101)
Correct as of 10 July 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014 South Africa Schools 2 (20)
2015 South Africa Under-20 4 (6)
Correct as of 14 April 2018

Marthinus Herbert de Beer (born 24 January 1996 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for Cardiff Rugby in the United Rugby Championship as fly-half. He has previously played for the Blue Bulls, Griquas, and Pumas

Career

2013

His first provincial representation came in 2013 when he represented the Pretoria-based Blue Bulls at the Under-18 Academy Week competition. He was the second-highest points scorer at the tournament behind André Swarts of the Free State, scoring 39 points in his three appearances.[1]

2014

In July 2014, he represented the Blue Bulls at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week held in Middelburg. He scored two tries in their match against KwaZulu-Natal[2] and a further 37 points with the boot to finish the tournament with a personal tally of 47 points, again finishing in second spot on the points-scoring list, this time behind the Leopards' Markus Coetzer.[3] After the Craven Week tournament, he was also selected in the 2014 South African Schools squad that played matches against their counterparts from France, Wales and England in August. He was an unused replacement in their 28–13 win in their first match against France,[4] but started their next match against Wales and had an eventful match, kicking half of South Africa's points in a 40–15 victory through four conversions and four penalties before spending ten minutes in the sin bin later in the match.[5] He started their final match against England, but could not prevent South Africa losing the match 22–30.[6] He returned to domestic action to start two matches for the Blue Bulls U19s in the fullback position during the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring a try in their match against the Free State U19s.[7]

2015

De Beer made his first class debut for the Blue Bulls during the 2015 Vodacom Cup competition. He came on as a replacement for Kobus Marais in the second half of their match against Namibian side Welwitschias in Windhoek and also got his first senior points in the same match, kicking a 71st-minute conversion in a 44–0 victory for the Blue Bulls.[8] He started his first match the following week, kicking seven points in the Blue Bulls' 40–21 win over the Griffons in Pretoria.[9]

Despite initially not being named in a 37-man South Africa Under-20 training squad[10] or playing for them in warm-up matches against a Varsity Cup Dream Team[11] or two matches during a tour to Argentina,[12] he was named in the final squad for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.[13] He came on as a replacement in all three of their matches in Pool B of the competition; a 33–5 win against hosts Italy,[14] a 40–8 win against Samoa[15] and a 46–13 win over Australia.[16] De Beer kicked one conversion in each of the three matches during the pool stage to help South Africa finish top of Pool B to qualify for the semi-finals with the best record pool stage of all the teams in the competition. He was an unused replacement in their semi-final match against England, which saw South Africa lose 20–28 to be eliminated from the competition by England for the second year in succession.[17] He again came on as a replacement in their third-place play-off match against France, helping South Africa to a 31–18 win to win the bronze medal.[18]

De Beer captained the Blue Bulls U19s during the 2015 Under-21 Provincial Championship Group A.

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2013 U18 Academy Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – KwaZulu-Natal 15–36 Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2014 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools 28–13 France U18". South African Rugby Union. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools 40–15 Wales U18". South African Rugby Union. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SA Schools 22–30 England U18". South African Rugby Union. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State U19 25–50 Blue Bulls U19". South African Rugby Union. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – FNB Welwitschias 0–44 Vodacom Blue Bulls". South African Rugby Union. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 40–21 Down Touch Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  10. ^ "SARU names large group for Junior Bok trials". South African Rugby Union. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Varsity Cup XV 24–31 South Africa U/20". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  12. ^ "SARU names Junior Bok squad for Argentine tour". South African Rugby Union. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Liebenberg to lead Junior Boks at U20 World Championship in Italy". South African Rugby Union. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Italy U20 5–33 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 40–8 Samoa U20". South African Rugby Union. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 46–13 Australia U20". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – South Africa U20 20–28 England U20". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – France U20 18–31 South Africa U20". South African Rugby Union. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.