Springbok Prop Ruan Dreyer signs for Gloucester

Gloucester Rugby's recruitment for the 2018/19 season has continued with the club signing Lions and Springbok front rower Ruan Dreyer.

The tighthead prop has joined fellow teammates, Jaco Kriel and Franco Mostert, with signing with the club for the 2018/19 season.  

Dreyer has spent his club career to date as part of the Lions organisation, playing for the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup and the Lions in Super Rugby. For the latter, he was a key part of Johan Ackermann’s squad who reached back to back Super Rugby Finals.

A former member of the South Africa Under 20 side who competed at the 2010 Junior World Championship, he toured Europe with the Springboks in 2014 and won his first Springbok cap against France last summer. He has now won four caps.

As befits the modern prop, he is as comfortable with ball in hand as he is at the set-piece and will play a key role in Gloucester’s 2018-19 season according to Director of Rugby David Humphreys.

“We know that successful Premiership teams are built upon a dominant pack and a strong platform up front, and Ruan’s signing, along with the other additions we’ve made to the squad, will help us to achieve that.

“He’s a player who Johan knows very well from their time together with the Lions, and with Ruan’s Super Rugby and International experience, we’re very excited to see the impact that Ruan can make at Gloucester Rugby.”