Darrien Landsberg

Darrien Landsberg is a Zimbabwean rugby union player for the Lions in the United Rugby Championship. His regular position is lock. He was born in Zimbabwe, but he moved to Johannesburg as a child. He was approached by the Zimbabwe national rugby union team in 2024, however he decided to decline the opportunity, stating that he aims to one day play for the Springboks.

Club career

Pumas

He joined the ahead of the newly formed Super Rugby Unlocked competition in October 2020. Landsberg made his debut in Round 1 of Super Rugby Unlocked against the. He was a part of the team that won the Currie Cup in 2022.

Lions

Landsberg was brought up through the Lions system, playing for them throughout the age-grade levels. He made his debut for the Lions starting as an openside flanker against the Scarlets. His first four games for the Lions were as a flanker before he fully transitioned to playing as a lock. In the 2022-23 URC season he played 9 games, including 4 from the Challenge Cup, starting in 7 of them. In the next season he played 13 games and cemented himself as one of the first-choice locks, impressing with his line-out capabilities. In the 2024-25 season he played in almost every game for the Lions, except for when he was injured for 4 months in the beginning of the season