Errie Claassens
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Errie Claassens is a South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 player for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. Claassens moved to the UK in 2005 to sign for the Rotherham Titans where he spent four seasons before moving to London Welsh in 2009. He has a reputation as a powerful broken play runner who can play at both full back and winger.

Claassens was named as part of the Rugby Times magazine 2009/2010 RFU Championship
RFU Championship
The RFU Championship replaced National Division One as the second tier in the English rugby union system in September 2009. Unlike National Division One, which is semi-professional, the RFU Championship is a fully professional league.-History:...

 "Dream Team" thanks to his consistently strong play and try scoring reputation.

Claassens is the brother of Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby
Bath Rugby is an English professional rugby union club that is based in the city of Bath. They play in the Aviva Premiership league...

 player Michael Claassens
Michael Claassens
Michael Claassens is a South African rugby union player for Bath Rugby in the English Aviva Premiership.Claassens previously played for the Free State Cheetahs and the Springboks, and plays as a scrum-half....

 who plays at scrum half and has represented the Free State Cheetahs
Free State Cheetahs
The Free State Cheetahs , currently named the Toyota Free State Cheetahs, for sponsorship reasons, are a South African rugby union team that participates in the annual Currie Cup tournament. They are governed by the Free State Rugby Union and are based at the 37,076-capacity Vodacom Park in...

 and the Springboks.

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