Michael Claassens

Michael Claassens

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-10-28) 28 October 1982
Place of birth	Kroonstad, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	89 kg (14 st 0 lb)
Relatives	Errie Claassens
Club information
Position	Scrum Half
Current club	Toulon
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points) 2007–13 2013–15 Bath Rugby Toulon Template:Rut Natal Sharks 164 (155) 37 (0) 9 (5)
Super Rugby **
Provincial sides 2005–07 Free State Cheetahs 23 Super Rugby 2005 2005–07 2015– Lions Cheetahs Sharks 9 (0) 20 (0)
Representative teams**
2004–07 South Africa 8 (0)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 12 October 2015. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 25 November 2013.

Michael Claassens (born 28 October 1982 in Kroonstad, Free State) is a South African rugby union player for Toulon in the French Top 14. He has made his name as one of the best scrum halves in the English league.

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.

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

Honours

Free State Cheetahs

• Currie Cup: 2005

Bath

• European Challenge Cup: 2007–08

Toulon

• Heineken Cup European Champions: 2014
• Top 14 French League : 2014

External links

• Claassens itsrugby.co.uk profile
• Bath Rugby profile