Willem Andries Liebenberg (born 31 August 1992) is a South African former rugby union player, who mainly played as a flanker for Blue Bulls then Top 14 sides Montpellier and La Rochelle.

Career

Provincial rugby

He represented the at the Under–18 Academy and Craven Week tournaments in 2009 and 2010 respectively, which led to his inclusion in the South African Under–18 High Performance Squad in 2010.

Wiaan Liebenberg

He also moved to the where he played at Under–19 and Under–21 level. He made his debut for the senior team during the 2012 Vodacom Cup in a match against the .

Wiaan Liebenberg

He captained the side during the 2015 Varsity Cup and named in a Varsity Cup Dream Team at the conclusion of the tournament which played one match against the South Africa Under-20s in Stellenbosch.

Wiaan Liebenberg

2012 Junior World Championship

Liebenberg was included in and named captain of the South Africa Under-20 squad for the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. The team went on to win the tournament for the first time.

Honours

Club

La Rochelle

European Rugby Champions Cup: 2021–2022

References

South African rugby union players

Living people

1992 births

Blue Bulls players

Bulls (rugby union) players

Montpellier Hérault Rugby players

Stade Rochelais players

Afrikaner people

South African people of German descent

South African people of Dutch descent

South Africa Under-20 international rugby union players

Rugby union flankers

Rugby union players from the Western Cape