Karlo Aspeling
| Full name | Karlo Gericke Aspeling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 December 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | George, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Outeniqua High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Pretoria, University of South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Karlo Gericke Aspeling (born 13 December 1987) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Eastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] His regular position is fly-half.
Career
He started his career playing for local team Template:Rut SWD Eagles in the 2006 Under–19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions.
He was included in the Template:Rut UP Tuks Varsity Cup team in 2011 and in the Template:Rut NMMU Madibaz team in 2012, but failed to make an appearance.
He then joined the Template:Rut Falcons for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season, making his debut for them in their season opener against the Template:Rut Griffons.[2] He played in all 14 his team's matches that season, scoring 106 points.
The following season, he joined East London-based team Template:Rut Border Bulldogs for the 2013 Vodacom Cup.[3] Again, he played in all their games in that competition, scoring 66 points.
In 2014, Aspeling moved to Turin to play for Italian Serie A side CUS Ad Maiora.[4] He started all ten of their matches during the 2014–2015 season and finished the season as their top scorer with 118 points.[5]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Karlo Aspeling". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 27–37 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ Wippenaar, Werner (14 November 2012). "Bulldogs 'n Valk ryker in Aspeling". Die Son (in Afrikaans). Media24. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "Cus Torino, il nuovo tecnico parte con le "grandi pulizie"" (in Italian). La Stampa Torino. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ "Statistiche della stagione di A. Weekend CUS Ad Maiora al "Torneo della Torre"". CUS Ad Maiora (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2015.