{{Short description|South African rugby union player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}} {{Use South African English|date=August 2015}} {{Infobox rugby union biography | name = André Warner | image = Houston Dynamo vs Minnesota United (May 2025) 28.jpg | fullname = André Riaan Warner | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|09|02|df=y}} | birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa | height = {{height|m=1.84}} | weight = {{convert|85|kg|stlb lb|0|abbr=on}} | nickname = | occupation = | school = Hoërskool Tygerberg, Cape Town | university = University of Pretoria | relatives = | position = Scrum-half | currentclub = {{Rut|Lions}} / {{Rut|Golden Lions}} | youthyears1 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs1 = {{Rut|Western Province}} | youthyears2 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs2 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | years1 = 2015–2019 | clubs1 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls}} | apps1 = 25 | points1 = 20 | years2 = 2016–2019 | clubs2 = {{Rut|Blue Bulls XV}} | apps2 = 24 | points2 = 40 | years3 = 2017–2019 | clubs3 = {{Rut|Bulls}} | apps3 = 20 | points3 = 15 | years4 = 2018–2019 | clubs4 = → {{Rut|Stade Français}} | apps4 = 5 | points4 = 5 | years5 = 2020–2023 | clubs5 = {{Rut|Lions}} | apps5 = 33 | points5 = 35 | years6 = 2020–2023 | clubs6 = {{Rut|Golden Lions}} | apps6 = 18 | points6 = 15 | amatyears1 = 2015–2017 | amatteam1 = {{Rut|UP Tuks}} | amatapps1 = 16 | amatpoints1 = 23 | clubupdate = 13 June 2023 }}
'''André Riaan Warner''' (born 2 September 1993) is a South African professional rugby union player for the {{Rut|Lions}} in the United Rugby Championship and the {{Rut|Golden Lions}} in the Currie Cup.<ref name="SARU Player Profile André Warner">{{SA Rugby Player Profile | id=52834 | name=André Warner | date=29 May 2016}}</ref> His regular position is scrum-half.
==Career==
===Youth / Western Province===
In July 2011, Warner was included in the Western Province side that participated at the premier high school rugby union competition in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week tournament held in Kimberley. He scored two tries in the competition, one in each of their matches against Border and the Pumas.
In 2012, he was included in the {{Rut|Western Province U21}} squad that competed in the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He scored a try in his first appearance for the side in a 23–13 victory over the {{Rut|Golden Lions U21}}s,<ref name="MTN Golden Lions 13-23 DHL Western Province">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=105601 | homeid=11951 | awayid=11961 | leagueid=1251 | hometeam=MTN Golden Lions | homescore=13 | awayscore=23 | awayteam=DHL Western Province | matchdate=14 July 2012 | date=6 April 2016}}</ref> eventually making six appearances for a Western Province side that made it all the way to the final of the competition, where they lost to the {{Rut|Blue Bulls U21}}.
===Blue Bulls / UP Tuks===
Warner made the move to Pretoria in 2013 to join the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}. However, he had limited playing time for the {{Rut|Blue Bulls U21}} at age-group level – in 2012, he was named on the bench on one occasion during the Under-21 Provincial Championship, but failed to appear, and in 2013, he made just one start and two appearances off the bench, contributing a try in their 37–10 victory over the {{Rut|Leopards U21}}s in Potchefstroom.<ref name="Leopards U21 10-37 Blue Bulls U21">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=121024 | homeid=18504 | awayid=18454 | leagueid=1834 | hometeam=Leopards U21 | homescore=10 | awayscore=37 | awayteam=Blue Bulls U21 | matchdate=20 September 2014 | date=6 April 2016}}</ref>
Warner was included in the {{Rut|UP Tuks}} squad for the 2015 Varsity Cup and was the number one choice fly-half for the university side, starting all eight of their matches in the competition and again scoring a try in Potchefstroom in their match against the {{Rut|NWU Pukke}}.<ref name="FNB NWU-PUKKE 42-37 FNB UP - TUKS">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=137654 | homeid=23534 | awayid=23584 | leagueid=2194 | hometeam=FNB NWU-PUKKE | homescore=42 | awayscore=37 | awayteam=FNB UP - TUKS | matchdate=2 March 2015 | date=6 April 2016}}</ref> His appearances consisted of seven matches in the round-robin stage of the tournament of which UP Tuks won them all to qualify to the semi-finals, as well as their semi-final defeat to the NWU Pukke, losing 28–29 to miss out on a home semi-final.<ref name="FNB UP - TUKS 28-29 FNB NWU-PUKKE">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=137804 | homeid=23584 | awayid=23534 | leagueid=2194 | hometeam=FNB UP - TUKS | homescore=28 | awayscore=29 | awayteam=FNB NWU-PUKKE | matchdate=30 March 2015 | date=6 April 2016}}</ref>
Less than two weeks after his final Vartisy Cup match, Warner also made his first class debut. He started their Round Five match against Namibian side {{Rut|Welwitschias}} in Windhoek and helped the Blue Bulls to a 44–0 victory.<ref name="FNB Welwitschias 0-44 Vodacom Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=140424 | homeid=24314 | awayid=24294 | leagueid=2304 | hometeam=FNB Welwitschias | homescore=0 | awayscore=44 | awayteam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | matchdate=10 April 2015 | date=6 April 2016}}</ref> He also featured in their 40–21 win over the {{Rut|Griffons}} in Pretoria<ref name="Vodacom Blue Bulls 40-21 Down Touch Griffons">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=140474 | homeid=24294 | awayid=24344 | leagueid=2304 | hometeam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | homescore=40 | awayscore=21 | awayteam=Down Touch Griffons | matchdate=17 April 2015 | date=6 April 2016}}</ref> and their 83–13 defeat of the {{Rut|Limpopo Blue Bulls}}.<ref name="Vodacom Blue Bulls 83-13 Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls">{{SA Rugby Match Centre | id=140644 | homeid=24294 | awayid=24614 | leagueid=2304 | hometeam=Vodacom Blue Bulls | homescore=83 | awayscore=13 | awayteam=Assupol Limpopo Blue Bulls | matchdate=2 May 2015 | date=6 April 2016}}</ref> Warner missed out on the Blue Bulls' play-off matches in the competition, as he was included in the {{Rut|Bulls}}' Super Rugby squad for their tour to Australia and New Zealand,<ref name="Bulls quartet fit to tour">{{cite web | url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Super15/Bulls-quartet-fit-to-tour-Australasia-20150506 | title=Bulls quartet fit to tour | work=Sport24 | date=6 May 2015 | accessdate=27 August 2015}}</ref> but failed to get any game-time during the tour.
Warner was included in the {{Rut|Blue Bulls}}' senior squad for the 2015 Currie Cup Premier Division and was named as the scrum-half replacement for their Round Four match against {{Rut|Griquas}} in Kimberley.<ref name="No Hougaard for Griquas rematch">{{cite web | url=http://thebulls.co.za/news/2015/08/27/team-griquas-2/ | title=No Hougaard for Griquas rematch | work=Blue Bulls | date=27 August 2015 | accessdate=27 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829192315/http://thebulls.co.za/news/2015/08/27/team-griquas-2 | archive-date=29 August 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
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