André Warner

André Warner

Personal information
Full name	André Riaan Warner
Born	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School(s) attended	Hoërskool Tygerberg, Cape Town
University	University of Pretoria
Club information
Playing position	Scrum-half
Current club	Blue Bulls
Youth career
2011–12	Western Province
2013–14	Blue Bulls
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2014–	UP Tuks	8	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Pts)†
2015–	Blue Bulls	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 17 October 2015. † Appearances (Points).

André Riaan Warner (born (1993-09-02)2 September 1993 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the Blue Bulls. His regular position is scrum-half.

Career

Youth / Western Province

In July 2011, Warner was included in the Western Province side that participated at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week tournament held in Kimberley. He scored two tries in the competition, one in each of their matches against Border and the Pumas.

In 2012, he was included in the Western Province U21 squad that competed in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He scored a try in his first appearance for the side in a 23–13 victory over the Golden Lions U21s, eventually making six appearances for a Western Province side that made it all the way to the final of the competition, where they lost to the Blue Bulls U21.

Blue Bulls / UP Tuks

Warner made the move to Pretoria in 2013 to join the Blue Bulls. However, he had limited playing time for the Blue Bulls U21 at age-group level – in 2012, he was named on the bench on one occasion during the Under-21 Provincial Championship, but failed to appear, and in 2013, he made just one start and two appearances off the bench, contributing a try in their 37–10 victory over the Leopards U21s in Potchefstroom.

He was included in the UP Tuks squad for the 2015 Varsity Cup and was the number one choice fly-half for the university side, starting all eight of their matches in the competition and again scoring a try in Potchefstroom in their match against the NWU Pukke. His appearances consisted of seven matches in the round-robin stage of the tournament of which UP Tuks won them all to qualify to the semi-finals, as well as their semi-final defeat to the NWU Pukke, losing 28–29 to miss out on a home semi-final.

Less than two weeks after his final Vartisy Cup match, Warner also made his first class debut. He started their Round Five match against Namibian side Welwitschias in Windhoek and helped the Blue Bulls to a 44–0 victory. He also featured in their 40–21 win over the Griffons in Pretoria and their 83–13 defeat of the Limpopo Blue Bulls. Warner missed out on the Blue Bulls' play-off matches in the competition, as he was included in the Bulls' Super Rugby squad for their tour to Australia and New Zealand, but failed to get any game-time during the tour.

He was included in the Blue Bulls' senior squad for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division and was named as the scrum-half replacement for their Round Four match against Griquas in Kimberley.