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Guy Cronjé
Date of birth	26 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	83 kg (13 st 1 lb; 183 lb)
School	Michaelhouse, KwaZulu-Natal
University	Sharks Academy ; University of South Africa
Notable relative(s)	Ross Cronjé (twin brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Scrum-Half / Fly-Half
Current team	College Rovers
Youth career
2005–2010	Sharks
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2012–2013	UJ
2015–present	College Rovers
Senior career
Years	Team
2009–2011	Sharks (Currie Cup)
2012–2014	Golden Lions
2013–2014	Lions
	Correct as of 7 April 2015
International career
Years	Team
2014–present	Zimbabwe

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Guy Cronjé (born 26 July 1989) is a South African-born Zimbabwean international rugby union footballer, currently playing for KwaZulu-Natal club side College Rovers. His regular playing position is fly-half.

Club career

Cronjé played for the Sharks between 2009 and 2011 before making the move north to join the Golden Lions along with twin brother Ross ahead of the 2012 season.^[1] He represented the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competition until 2014 and also made two appearances for the Lions in the 2013 Super Rugby season promotion/relegation play-offs.

He was also a member of the University of Johannesburg squad during the 2012 and 2013 Varsity Cup competitions.

Representative rugby

Through his paternal grandparents, Cronjé gained eligibility to play for Zimbabwe internationally.^[2] In 2014, he was included in their squad for the 2014 Africa Cup competition.^[3]

References

^ "Lions sign talented youngsters". Sport24. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
^ "Weakened Zim face tough test". The Herald. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
^ "Zimbabwe announce 26 man squad traveling to Africa Cup, Group 1A" (Press release). Zimbabwe Rugby. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

External links

"SA Rugby Player Profile – Guy Cronjé". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
itsrugby.co.uk profile

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[Lions_sign_talented_youngsters-1] "Lions sign talented youngsters". Sport24. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

[Weakened_Zim_face_tough_test-2] "Weakened Zim face tough test". The Herald. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

[Zimbabwe_announce_26_man_squad_traveling_to_Africa_Cup,_Group_1A-3] "Zimbabwe announce 26 man squad traveling to Africa Cup, Group 1A" (Press release). Zimbabwe Rugby. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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 ==Club career==
-Cronjé played for the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} between 2009 and 2011 before making the move north to join the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} along with twin brother [[Ross Cronjé|Ross]] ahead of the 2012 season.<ref name="Lions sign talented youngsters">{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/Lions-sign-talented-youngsters-20111102 | title=Lions sign talented youngsters | publisher=Sport24 | date=3 November 2011 | access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref> He represented the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in the [[Currie Cup]] and [[Vodacom Cup]] competition until 2014 and also made two appearances for the {{Rut|Lions}} in the [[2013 Super Rugby season#Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs|2013 Super Rugby season Promotion/Relegation play-offs]].
+Cronjé played for the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} between 2009 and 2011 before making the move north to join the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} along with twin brother [[Ross Cronjé|Ross]] ahead of the 2012 season.<ref name="Lions sign talented youngsters">{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/Lions-sign-talented-youngsters-20111102 | title=Lions sign talented youngsters | publisher=Sport24 | date=3 November 2011 | access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref> He represented the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in the [[Currie Cup]] and [[Vodacom Cup]] competition until 2014 and also made two appearances for the {{Rut|Lions}} in the [[2013 Super Rugby season#Promotion/relegation play-offs|2013 Super Rugby season promotion/relegation play-offs]].
 He was also a member of the [[University of Johannesburg]] squad during the [[2012 Varsity Rugby#Varsity Cup|2012]] and [[2013 Varsity Cup|2013]] [[Varsity Cup]] competitions.