Kurt-Lee Arendse

Kurt-Lee Arendse (born 17 June 1996) is a South African professional rugby player for the South Africa national team, where his regular position is wing or fullback, and a rugby union player for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship

Career
He attended Paulus Joubert Secondary School in Paarl, where he earned a selection into the ' sevens team that competed at the 2014 SARU Under-18 Sevens competition. He progressed through the youth ranks in rugby union, playing in several national junior competitions — he played for in the 2015 Under-19 Provincial Championship, for  in the 2016 Under-20 Provincial Championship and for  in the 2017 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

He was named as the MVP at the 2018 Varsity Cup Sevens tournament, and joined the South African Rugby Sevens Academy in December 2018. After playing for in the 2019 Varsity Cup, Arendse was named in the Blitzboks squad for the Vancouver Sevens, and he made his debut in their 31–12 Cup semi-final victory over Fiji. He was an unused replacement in the final, which South Africa won, beating France 21–12.

He represented Monaco rugby sevens during Supersevens 2020. The team also featured many other South Africans and ended 7th in the tournament.

In 2020, with no seven tournaments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he joined the Pretoria Bulls franchise where he immediately made an impact.

International tries

 * As of 20 July 2024

Honours

 * International
 * Rugby World Cup champion 2023
 * Sevens rugby tournament winner 2019 Canada Sevens, 2019 Singapore Sevens, 2019 Dubai Sevens, 2020 USA Sevens
 * Super Rugby Unlocked winner 2020
 * Currie Cup winner 2020–21
 * United Rugby Championship runner-up 2021–22
 * United Rugby Championship Player of the Month in South Africa for March 2022
 * Named in the 2022–23 and 2023–24 United Rugby Championship Elite XV team
 * Bulls accolades
 * Vodacom Bulls Heineken Champions Cup Player of the Year: 2022–23
 * Vodacom Fans player of the year - APP 2023
 * Vodacom Players Player of the Year 2023
 * Vodacom Player of the Year 2023