Eben Etzebeth was born on 29 October 1991 and is a South African professional rugby union player who currently plays for the South Africa national team and Sharks in the United Rugby Championship.
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16 Facts About Eben Etzebeth
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Eben Etzebeth recovered from injury in time for the start of the campaign and debuted on 25 February 2012 against the Hurricanes.
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Eben Etzebeth won a team-high 47 lineouts and effected 8 steals on opposition throws.
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Eben Etzebeth remained committed to both of his Cape Town-based sides and in April 2013, he signed a deal that would keep him tied to Western Province and the Stormers until 2016.
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Eben Etzebeth was yellow-carded following a fight with Blues loose forward Akira Ioane in 2017.
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Eben Etzebeth would continue playing for Toulon before leaving at the end of the season.
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Eben Etzebeth was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship in Italy where the Baby Boks finished in a disappointing 5th place.
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Eben Etzebeth was called up to the Springbok squad for the first time by new head coach Heyneke Meyer ahead of the three match series against England in June 2012.
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Eben Etzebeth made his first appearance in the second row alongside fellow debutant Juandre Kruger on 9 June 2012 at Kings Park Stadium, Durban.
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Eben Etzebeth debuted for South Africa before he had played any Vodacom Cup or Currie Cup rugby for Western Province.
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Eben Etzebeth has very impressive upper body strength for man of his huge height and young age, being able to bench press 385 pounds, and perform incline dumbbell chest presses with 175 pounds dumbbells.
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On 30 October 2015, with the Springboks having been knocked out of the chance to win the World Cup, Eben Etzebeth started in a locking partnership with retiring captain Victor Matfield against Argentina for the Bronze Final.
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Eben Etzebeth played the full 80 minutes of the bronze final and scored a try in the 43rd minute, helping South Africa to win third place in the competition.
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Eben Etzebeth played his 50th test for South Africa, against Australia in round 3 of the 2016 Rugby Championship and became the youngest South African player in history to reach the milestone, being only 24 years old at the time.
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Whiteley failed to recover prior to the end of the 2017 season so this saw Eben Etzebeth carry a huge workload for South Africa in 2017, playing the full 80 minutes of every match in the 2017 Rugby Championship and three-test French series.
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Eben Etzebeth was named in South Africa's squad for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
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