| Intro | South African rugby union footballer and coach | ||
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Athlete Rugby union player |
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| From | South Africa | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 5 August 1982, Hoopstad, South Africa | ||
| Age: | 38 years | ||
| Star sign | Leo | ||
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Tewis de Bruyn (born 5 August 1982) is a South African former rugby union footballer. He regularly played as a scrum-half and occasionally as a fly-half. He represented the Free State Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions and the Cheetahs in Super Rugby for the majority of his career. He retired at the end of the 2013 season following a back injury to take up a coaching role at his alma mater, Grey College, Bloemfontein.
Career
De Bruyn started his career playing for the Potchefstroom–based Leopards and spent two seasons there before transferring to the SWD Eagles in 2004. He moved again in 2006, joining the Boland Cavaliers before finally moving to Bloemfontein in late 2007. He played more than 130 games in all competitions for the Cheetahs.
De Bruyn had brief loan spells at the French side Lyon in 2011 and the Griffons in 2013.