Carl Wegner

Carl Wegner
Full name	Carl August Wegner
Date of birth	7 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Ficksburg, South Africa
Height	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	117 kg (18 st 6 lb; 258 lb)
School	Grey College
University	Central University of Technology
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock
Current team	Cheetahs
Youth career
2009–2012	Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2012	CUT Ixias
Senior career
Years	Team
2012	Free State Cheetahs
2012–2014	Stade Français
2014–2018	Cheetahs
2014–2017	Free State Cheetahs
2016	Free State XV
2018–2020	Toyota Verblitz
2020	Cheetahs
2020–2021	Free State Cheetahs
2021–2023	Benetton
2023–	Cheetahs
	Correct as of 28 Oct 2022
International career
Years	Team
2009	S.A. Schools
2011	South Africa Under-20
	Correct as of 22 Apr 2018

Carl August Wegner (born 7 February 1991) is a South African rugby union player for the Cheetahs in the EPCR and the Currie Cup. His usual position is lock.^[1]^[2]

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After the debut with Free State Cheetahs, he joined for French Top 14 team Stade Français from the end of 2012,^[3] but returned to Bloemfontein at the end of the 2013–14 Top 14 season to rejoin the Free State Cheetahs on a deal until the end of 2018.^[4] Atfter the experience with Toyota Verblitz in the Japanese Top League, in 2020 he comes back in South Africa to rejoin with Free State Cheetahs and Cheetahs^[5]^[6]

In 2021 he signed for Italian United Rugby Championship team Benetton. He played fo Treviso in 2021−22 and 2022−23 season.^[7]^[8]

In 2011 Wegner played for the South Africa Under 20 team.^[1]

[1]
"SA Rugby Player Profile – Carl Wegner". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
[2]
"Wegner delighted to rejoin the Cheetahs". OFM.co.za. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
[3]
"VS se Wegner 4de slot wat pad na Europa vat". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
[4]
"Wegner terug; Ferreira oorsee" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
[5]
"Toyota Cheetahs". www.fscheetahs.co.za. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
[6]
"Cheetahs captain off to Italy". Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
[7]
"Per consolidare la seconda linea dei leoni arriva Carl Wegner". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
[8]
"OTTO GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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[SARU_Player_Profile_Carl_Wegner-1] [1]
"SA Rugby Player Profile – Carl Wegner". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.

[2] [2]
"Wegner delighted to rejoin the Cheetahs". OFM.co.za. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

[VS_se_Wegner_4de_slot_wat_pad_na_Europa_vat-3] [3]
"VS se Wegner 4de slot wat pad na Europa vat". Beeld (in Afrikaans). Media24. 30 October 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

[Wegner_terug;_Ferreira_oorsee-4] [4]
"Wegner terug; Ferreira oorsee" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

[5] [5]
"Toyota Cheetahs". www.fscheetahs.co.za. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

[6] [6]
"Cheetahs captain off to Italy". Sport. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[7] [7]
"Per consolidare la seconda linea dei leoni arriva Carl Wegner". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

[8] [8]
"OTTO GIOCATORI SALUTANO IL BENETTON RUGBY". Benetton Rugby (in Italian). 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.

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