Career
His regular position is number eight. Youth
Liebenberg was twice selected to represent Boland at the annual Under-18 Craven Week tournaments. In 2012, he played for them at the tournament held in Portuguese Elizabeth and he once again played in 2013, captaining the side and scoring two tries in their match against the hosts Limpopo Blue Bulls in Polokwane.
Blue Bulls / Bulls
After finishing school, he made the move to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls, following in the footsteps of older brother Wiaan who made the move three years earlier.
He represented the Blue Bulls U19 side in the 2014 Under-19 Provincial Championship, quickly establishing himself as a key player for the side. Despite not having played any first class matches, Liebenberg was selected in the Bulls" 55-man wider training squad prior the 2015 Super Rugby season.
He also made the cut for the final squad and was named on the bench for their Round Two match against the Hurricanes in Pretoria. He made his debut, coming on an as injury replacement for Deon Stegmann in the first half, but ended the match on the losing side, with the Hurricanes running out 17–13 winners.
In March 2015, Liebenberg was named in a South Africa Under-20 training group as part of their preparation for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
He featured for them in a friendly match against a Varsity Cup Dream Team in April 2015. In May 2015, he was included in the South America Under-20 squad that toured Argentina. He started in their second tour match, captaining the side and scoring a try in a 39–28 victory.
Upon the team"s return, he was named as captain of the side for the 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship.
In June 2015, he extended his contract at the Bulls until October 2017.
