Chris Dry

Christopher Adriaan Dry (born 13 February 1988) is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing with the South African Sevens team in the Sevens World Series.^[1] His regular position is a flanker.

Chris Dry

Full name	Christopher Adriaan Dry
Date of birth	(1988-02-13) 13 February 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Cape Town, South Africa
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb; 15 st 6 lb)
School	Grey College, Bloemfontein
University	Central University of Technology
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker Current team South Africa Sevens Youth career 2006–2009 Free State Cheetahs Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 2010 UFS Shimlas 1 (0) Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2009–2010 Free State Cheetahs 5 (0) 2017 Cheetahs 3 (0) 2017 Free State Cheetahs 7 (5) Correct as of 12 February 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–present South Africa Sevens 342 (465) Correct as of 22 April 2018
Medal record Men's rugby sevens Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team competition

Youth rugby

Dry played rugby for his school, Grey College in Bloemfontein, earning a call-up to Free State's Under-18 side that played at the Academy Week tournament in 2006. The following year, he became involved in the youth structures at the Free State Cheetahs; he played for the Free State U19 side in the 2007 Under-19 Provincial Championship and for the Free State U21 side in the Under-21 Provincial Championships in both 2008 and 2009.

Professional

Dry made his first class debut for the Free State Cheetahs during the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division, coming on as a late substitute in their 59–8 victory against Boland Cavaliers in Bloemfontein.^[2] That turned out be his only appearance in the Currie Cup, despite being named on the bench for their matches against the Golden Lions^[3] and Western Province.^[4]

Dry made a single appearance for university side UFS Shimlas during the 2010 Varsity Cup competition, a 37–31 win over TUT Vikings^[5] before joining the Free State Cheetahs' squad for the 2010 Vodacom Cup. After an appearance off the bench in their match against Argentine invitational side Pampas XV,^[6] he started his first ever first class match against Western Province the following week^[7] and also started their next two matches against the Golden Lions^[8] and Boland Cavaliers.^[9]

South Africa Sevens

In 2010, Dry joined the South African Sevens setup.^[10] He made his debut at the 2010 Adelaide Sevens tournament and participated in four tournaments in the 2009–10 IRB Sevens World Series and quickly established himself as a regular in the side.

Dry made six tournament appearances in the 2010–11 IRB Sevens World Series and played in all nine events of the 2011–12 IRB Sevens World Series. He played in the first eight events during the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series but missed out on the 2013 London Sevens. He was also a member of the Blitzbokke that played at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens, but disappointingly got knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Fiji.

Dry once again played in all nine events of the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series before participating at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, helping his side all the way to the final, where they got a 17–12 victory over a New Zealand that won the previous four tournaments.^[11]

References

1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Chris Dry". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 59–8 Boland". South African Rugby Union. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
3. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 20–16 Xerox Lions". South African Rugby Union. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
4. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 33–31 Vodacom Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Shimlas 37–31 TUT". South African Rugby Union. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
6. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pampas XV 36–24 Free State". South African Rugby Union. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
7. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Free State 20–12 Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
8. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Golden Lions 20–30 Free State". South African Rugby Union. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
9. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Kavaliers 14–22 Free State". South African Rugby Union. 1 May 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
10. . Volksblad (in Afrikaans). 5 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
11. . Glasgow 2014 – XX Commonwealth Games. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.

External links

• at the World Rugby Men's Sevens Series (archived)