Английская Википедия:Adrian Vermeulen

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Шаблон:Infobox rugby union biography Adrian De Wet Vermeulen (born Шаблон:Birth date) is a former South African professional rugby union player who played first class rugby with the Шаблон:Rut in 2015 and 2016. His regular position was at centre, and he occasionally played as a winger.

Rugby career

2009–2015: Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

Vermeulen was born in Johannesburg and grew up in nearby Krugersdorp. He was not selected to represent his local provincial union, theШаблон:Rut, at high school level, but made one appearance for theШаблон:Rut team, coming on as a replacement in their match againstШаблон:Rut in the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship.

Vermeulen played rugby for the University of Johannesburg, being named in their squads for the national inter-university competition – the Varsity Cup – from 2012 to 2015. He made a single appearance in the 2012 competition, scoring a try in a 93–0 victory over the Шаблон:Rut. He made five appearances – all as a replacement – for UJ in 2013, as they qualified for the semi-finals, where they lost to Шаблон:Rut. He failed to play in any of their matches in 2014, but started all seven of their matches in the 2015 competition in the inside centre position. He scored tries against Шаблон:Rut and Шаблон:Rut as his team finished sixth, failing to qualify for the play-off semi-finals.

2015–2016: Leopards

After the 2015 Varsity Cup, Vermeulen joined the Potchefstroom-based provincial side the Шаблон:Rut. He made his first class debut for them on 12 June 2015, starting as the outside centre in a 45–17 victory over the Шаблон:Rut in the Currie Cup qualification series. He remained in the starting line-up for their next match against the Шаблон:Rut and scored his first senior try in a 53–7 victory. After a third start against Шаблон:Rut a week later, he moved to the left wing for the remainder of the competition, starting in their final three matches and scoring tries against the Шаблон:Rut and Шаблон:Rut. The Leopards' five wins in their six matches were not enough to top the log; they finished one point behind Шаблон:Rut to fail to qualify to the Currie Cup Premier Division, instead playing in the Currie Cup First Division. Restored to his centre berth, Vermeulen started all five of their matches in the regular season of the First Division season, scoring a try in their 64–34 victory over defending champions the Шаблон:Rut and another in their last round victory over the Шаблон:Rut to help the Leopards finish with a record of ten wins out of ten to qualify for the title play-offs. Vermeulen started the semi-final, as the Leopards faced the Falcons for a second consecutive week, again beating the team from the East Rand. Vermeulen made his thirteenth start of the season in the final, in which the Leopards triumphed 44–20 over the Шаблон:Rut to secure the team's first ever silverware.

Vermeulen had another full season with the Leopards in 2016. He made eight starts in their Currie Cup qualification campaign, with tries against the Griffons and SWD Eagles not enough to secure a Currie Cup Premier Division spot, instead again qualifying to the First Division. Vermeulen started all five their matches in the First Division regular season, scoring tries against the Falcons and SWD Eagles as the team again topped the log with an unbeaten record. He helped them to a 40–30 victory over the Falcons in the semi-final, and also started the final against the Griffons. He scored their first try of the match in the 28th minute, before a head injury forced him off just before half-time, as the Leopards lost the match 25–44 to finish as runners-up.

Vermeulen failed to sufficiently recover from the injury he sustained in the final and he retired from professional rugby in January 2017 on medical advice. He made a total of 28 first class appearances during his time at the Leopards, scoring ten tries and winning the Currie Cup First Division title in 2015.