{"id":52984,"date":"2023-07-12T13:28:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T11:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/frans-steyn-hang-sy-rugbystewels-op-20230712-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:52:30","slug":"frans-steyn-hang-sy-rugbystewels-op-20230712-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/frans-steyn-hang-sy-rugbystewels-op-20230712-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Frans Steyn hang sy rugbystewels op"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die Vrystaatse rugbyliefling, Frans Steyn (36) het Dinsdagaand op sosiale media sy uittrede uit beroepsrugby bevestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het die tweede Springbok geword, n\u00e1 die voormalige Cheetah, Os du Randt, wat twee W\u00eareldbeker-rugbytoernooie gewen het, een keer in 2007 en weer in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Frans het die Toyota Cheetahs in 28 wedstryde verteenwoordig en sal onthou word vir sy beduidende impak op en van die veld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die Toyota Cheetahs het in \u2019n verklaring Frans vir sy enorme bydrae sedert hy in Julie 2020 by die span aangesluit het, bedank. Sy laaste wedstryd was die Curriebeker-wedstryd teen die Vodacom Bulle op 24 Maart in die Toyota-stadion, Bloemfontein, waar hy \u2019n kniebesering opgedoen het. Hy het later \u2019n knieoperasie ondergaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In sy verklaring op sosiale media s\u00ea Steyn hy het eerlikwaar sy reis nie so sien eindig nie. Hy sou dit graag op eie terme doen. Hy s\u00ea hy was gelukkig om vir so lank te kon speel en is dankbaar vir die reis wat hy gehad het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die veelsydige Steyn het in 2006 as 19-jarige sy Bok-buiging op vleuel teen Ierland op at Lansdowne Road gemaak en \u2019n drie gedruk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hy het uiteindelik 76 keer in die Groen-en-Goud uitgedraf en sal ook onthou word vir sy monsterskoppe en skepskoppe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Blockquote\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_04ddf182\">\n<div class=\"text\">\u201cEk sien uit na die volgende hoofstuk in my lewe en die geleentheid om terug te ploeg in die spel, wat alles vir my gegee het.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Steyn is ook in 2022 as Sentraal24 se Sportster van die Jaar aangewys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_160515ab\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8794\/11d6a9b62e2f475092dc4bdb88e46fd1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/82f3bb28160e44d5b5d3a1402b06afb7.jpg\" title=\"Die verklaring van Frans Steyn waarin hy sy uittrede uit beroepsrugby aankondig. 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