Tristan Leyds
| Date of birth | 24 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Somerset West, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishop's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tristan Leyds (born 24 May 1997) is a South African rugby union player for the Western Province in the Currie Cup.[2] His regular position is wing or fullback.
Leyds was named in the Stormers squad for the Super Rugby Unlocked campaign.[3] He made his debut for Western Province in Round 3 of the 2020 Currie Cup Premier Division against Pumas.[4]
He competed for South Africa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[5][6] They defeated Australia to win the bronze medal final.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tristan Leyds". itsrugby. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Tristan Leyds". Western Province. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "DHL Stormers Squad for Vodacom Super Rugby Unlocked" (Press release). Stormers. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ "WP scrap to win over Pumas". SA Rugby Magazine. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Springbok Sevens squad named for 2024 Olympic Games". SA Rugby. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "South Africa - Rugby Sevens Olympic Games Paris 2024". www.world.rugby. 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ Glover, Ben; Bone, Alyssa (27 July 2024). "Aussie devastation as captain's send-off turns clash for bronze". Nine. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Baloyi, Charles (28 July 2024). "Men's rugby sevens clinch Team South Africa's first medal in Paris". SABC. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tristan Leyds at Springbok Sevens
- Tristan Leyds at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Tristan Leyds at Olympics.com
- Tristan Leyds at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Tristan Leyds on Instagram
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- South African rugby union players
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Sportspeople from Somerset West
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks
- Western Province (rugby union) players
- Stormers players
- Rugby union players from the Western Cape
- Alumni of Diocesan College, Cape Town
- Rugby sevens players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for South Africa
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for South Africa
- South African rugby union biography stubs