Pedrie Wannenburg

Pedrie Wannenberg
Wannenburg with Oyonnax in 2015
Birth namePedrie Johannes Wannenburg
Date of birth(1981-01-02)2 January 1981
Place of birthNelspruit, South Africa
Date of death22 April 2022(2022-04-22) (aged 41)
Place of deathHouston, Texas, US
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2010–2012 Ulster 54 (45)
2012–2014 Castres 31 (0)
2014–2016 Oyonnax 51 (10)
2016 Denver Stampede 1 (0)
2018 Austin Elite ()
Correct as of 17 April 2016
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2001–2010 Blue Bulls 80 (110)
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2010 Bulls 105 (65)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2002–2007 South Africa 20 (15)
Correct as of 14 July 2007
Coaching career
Years Team
2019–2022 Austin Elite (assistant)

Pedrie Johannes Wannenburg (2 January 1981 – 22 April 2022) was a South African rugby union player. He last coached for Austin Elite Rugby in North American Major League Rugby. He played for Austin in 2018, Denver Stampede in the now defunct PRO Rugby League of North America and Castres Olympique for two seasons, after two years with Irish club Ulster.

He also represented the South African Bulls in the southern hemisphere Super 14 competition, in a team record consecutive run of 99 matches, spanning seasons 2002 to 2010 with a total of 106 matches for them.

Wannenburg signed to the Denver Stampede in early 2016, and captained the team.