Duane Vermeulen

Duane Vermeulen

Vermeulen in 2012
Full name	Daniel Johannes Vermeulen
Date of birth	(1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Nelspruit, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight	108 kg (238 lb; 17 st 0 lb)[1]
School	Hoërskool Nelspruit
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Youth career 2004–2005 Pumas Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2005–2007 Pumas 26 (20) 2007–2008 Free State Cheetahs 28 (10) 2007–2008 Cheetahs 20 (15) 2009–2015 Western Province 38 (35) 2009–2015 Stormers 89 (25) 2015–2018 Toulon 68 (10) 2018–2020 Kubota Spears 13 (15) 2019–2021 Bulls 23 (10) 2020–2021 Blue Bulls 6 (0) 2021–2023 Ulster 34 (15) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009 Emerging Springboks 1 (0) 2012–2023 South Africa 76 (25)
Medal record Men's Rugby union Representing  South Africa Rugby World Cup 2015 England Squad 2019 Japan Squad 2023 France Squad

Daniel Johannes "Duane" Vermeulen (born 3 July 1986)^[2] is a former^[3] South African professional rugby union player who previously played for the South Africa national team.^[4] He also previously played for Ulster Rugby in the United Rugby Championship, Vodacom Blue Bulls and the Pumas, Free State Cheetahs and Western Province in South African domestic rugby, the Cheetahs, Stormers and Bulls in Super Rugby and Toulon in the Top 14. He was an instrumental part of South Africa winning the 2019 Rugby World Cup and received the Man of the Match award in the final. Vermeulen played as a Number eight but he was equally adept at playing both blindside and openside flanker.