| Full name | Burrie Gildenhuys Uys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 June 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Heidelberg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Paarl Gymnasium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | NWU Pukke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Burrie Gildenhuys "BG" Uys is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played with the Free State Cheetahs.[1][2] His regular position is prop.
He came through the ranks of the Leopards, playing for them at Under-18 and Under-21 from 2007 to 2009.
He played Varsity Cup rugby for NWU Pukke between 2008 and 2010, which led to his inclusion in the South African Students teams in 2008 and 2009.
He made his Currie Cup debut for the Leopards in 2010 against the Blue Bulls[3] and became a first team regular over the next four seasons, making 66 first class appearances in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions.
In 2013, while still contracted to the Leopards, Uys joined the Southern Kings training group prior to the 2013 Super Rugby season,[4] but was later released to the Leopards' 2013 Vodacom Cup squad.[5]
He played for the Leopards for the remainder of 2013 before joining the Eastern Province Kings for 2014.[6] He made one appearances for the Eastern Province Kings during the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition, a 3–31 defeat to the Free State XV in Cradock.[7] In June 2014, he was selected on the bench for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on as a second-half replacement as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.[8] He made three appearances for the EP Kings on their return to the Premier Division of the Currie Cup, which included starting in their final match of the season against the Pumas to secure their first win of the season after nine consecutive defeats.[9]
In July 2014, Cheetahs coach Naka Drotské revealed that Uys would move to the Bloemfontein-based Super Rugby side for the 2014 Super Rugby season.[10] This was later confirmed when he was named in the Cheetahs' wider training group prior to the season.[11]
He also played for a South African Barbarians (North) side that played against England during their 2012 tour of South Africa.[12]