Nico Lee | |
Fullname: | Nicolaas Jacobus Lee |
Birth Date: | 13 March 1994 |
Birth Place: | Pretoria, South Africa |
Weight: | 890NaN0 |
School: | Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool, Pretoria |
University: | University of the Free State |
Position: | Centre |
Youthyears1: | 2013–2015 |
Years1: | 2014–2015 |
Apps1: | 12 |
Points1: | 30 |
Years2: | 2016–2019 |
Apps2: | 43 |
Points2: | 45 |
Years3: | 2016–2019 |
Apps3: | 12 |
Points3: | 20 |
Years4: | 2019- |
Clubs4: | CA Brive |
Apps4: | 5 |
Points4: | (5) |
Amatyears1: | 2015–2016 |
Amatapps1: | 9 |
Amatpoints1: | 15 |
Clubupdate: | 21 July 2019 |
Nicolaas Jacobus Lee (born 13 March 1994 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player for French Top 14 side . His regular position is centre.
Lee played schoolboy rugby for Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool in Pretoria, but missed out on selection for the ' squad for the Craven Week competition in 2012.[1]
In 2013, Lee moved to Bloemfontein where he represented the side in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, making eleven starts during the season, scoring four tries and a penalty during the campaign.
He was included in the squad for the 2014 Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut in their round one match against and marked the occasion by scoring a 55th minute try in a 52–47 victory. He remained a regular in a side for the duration of the competition, starting in all eight of their matches. He scored a total of six tries during the season, making him the Free State XV's joint top try scorer (along with Zingisa April).
In July 2014, Lee signed a new contract with the until the end of 2017.[2]