Michael Claassens

Michael Claassens
Personal information

Nickname	Claasy
Born	(1982-10-28) 28 October 1982 Kroonstad, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	89 kg (14 st 0 lb)^[1]
Relatives	Errie Claassens
Club information
Playing position	Scrum Half
Current club	Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2003–2006	Free State Cheetahs	64	(80)
2005	Cats	9	(0)
2006–2007	Cheetahs	20	(0)
2007–2013	Bath	164	(155)
2013–2015	Toulon	37	(0)
2015–present	Sharks (Currie Cup)	15	(15)
2016–present	Sharks	15	(5)
Representative team(s)^‡
2004–2007	South Africa	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 5 April 2016.

Michael Claassens (born 28 October 1982 in Kroonstad, Free State) is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition.

Claassens previously played for the Free State Cheetahs,the Springboks and Bath Rugby in the Aviva Premiership, where he plays as a scrum-half. In February 2015, the Sharks announced the signing of Claassens at the conclusion of the 2014–15 Top 14 season.^[2]

Errie Claassens, brother of Michael, formerly played at full-back or at wing.

Honours

↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Bath Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
↑ "Huge boost for Sharks" (Press release). Sharks. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.

Sharks squad – 2017 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Lourens Adriaanse Hyron Andrews Ruan Botha Stephan Coetzee Keegan Daniel Jean Deysel Jean Droste Dan du Preez Jean-Luc du Preez Thomas du Toit Francois Kleinhans Stephan Lewies Khaya Majola Mzamo Majola Franco Marais John-Hubert Meyer Enoch Mnyaka Tendai Mtawarira Tera Mtembu Giant Mtyanda Coenie Oosthuizen Etienne Oosthuizen Chiliboy Ralepelle Juan Schoeman Philip van der Walt Jacques Vermeulen

Backs	Lukhanyo Am Garth April Tristan Blewett Curwin Bosch Michael Claassens Johan Deysel André Esterhuizen Rowan Gouws Benhard Janse van Rensburg Patrick Lambie Marius Louw Ilunga Mukendi Lwazi Mvovo Odwa Ndungane S'busiso Nkosi Clément Poitrenaud Inny Radebe Cobus Reinach S'bura Sithole Rhyno Smith Kobus van Wyk Jeremy Ward

Coach	Robert du Preez

Sharks (Currie Cup) squad – 2016

Forwards	Lourens Adriaanse Hyron Andrews Ruan Botha Stephan Coetzee Keegan Daniel Jean Deysel Jean Droste Dan du Preez Jean-Luc du Preez Johan du Toit Thomas du Toit Francois Kleinhans Stephan Lewies Khaya Majola Franco Marais John-Hubert Meyer Tendai Mtawarira Tera Mtembu Coenie Oosthuizen Etienne Oosthuizen Chiliboy Ralepelle Juan Schoeman Philip van der Walt

Backs	Lukhanyo Am Garth April Curwin Bosch Michael Claassens André Esterhuizen Benhard Janse van Rensburg Morné Joubert Patrick Lambie Marius Louw Wandile Mjekevu Lwazi Mvovo Odwa Ndungane S'busiso Nkosi Inny Radebe Cobus Reinach S'bura Sithole Rhyno Smith Stefan Ungerer Hanco Venter

Coach	Robert du Preez

Squads

Free State Cheetahs – 2004 Currie Cup Premier Division

Forwards	Gerrie Britz Naka Drotské Jannie du Plessis Boela du Plooy Wian du Preez Os du Randt Rassie Erasmus Rayno Gerber Kaunda Ntunja Barend Pieterse Hendro Scholtz Hanyani Shimange Juan Smith Gurthrö Steenkamp CJ van der Linde Ryno van der Merwe Chappy van Vliet Marco Wentzel Did not play: Wouter Moore Rich Verster

Backs	Jacques Claassens Michael Claassens Willem de Waal Eddie Fredericks Barry Goodes Isak Job Tsepo Kokoali Chris Kruger Friedrich Lombard Falie Oelschig Anton Pitout Showan Smith Andries Strauss Kennedy Tsimba Jaco van Schalkwyk

Coach	Peet Kleynhans

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