https://ougrote.com/2007/05/24/player-profile-steyn-francois/ Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:40:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://ougrote.com/2007/05/24/player-profile-steyn-francois/#comment-142 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:40:30 +0000 https://ougrote.com/2007/05/24/player-profile-steyn-francois/#comment-142 Francois Steyn arrived at the Sharks straight out of school via their Academy in 2006, a year that saw him enjoy a meteoric rise in his career. He was invited to Murray Mexted’s Academy for a month in midyear and captained the SA Under 19 side at the IRB World Championship. From there it was a natural progression into the Sharks side, and then the End of Year Springbok Tour to Ireland and England, scoring a try on debut against Ireland. It was a year in which he received the Sharks Academy Player of the Year award and was also voted SA U19 Player of the Year.

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