Ashton Constant
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| Date of birth | 28 September 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 kg (17 st 5 lb; 243 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Voortrekker High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Western Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ashton Constant (born 28 September 1983) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently playing with the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers.[1] His regular position is prop or hooker.
Career
Youth
As a native of Cape Town, he came through the youth system of Template:Rut Western Province and represented them at Under-19 level in 2002 and Under-20 level in 2003.
Western Province
He was included in the Template:Rut Western Province squad for the 2004 Vodacom Shield competition and made his senior debut in 2004. He played a total of five matches for Western Province.
Pumas
In 2006, he moved to the Template:Rut Pumas. He immediately became a permanent fixture in the first team, making twelve appearances in the 2006 Currie Cup Premier Division season. His form lead to him being included in the Template:Rut Lions Super Rugby squad for the 2007 Super 14 season and he was even named on the substitute bench in the opening match of their season against the Template:Rut Waratahs, but failed to make an appearance.[2] He continued regularly playing for the Pumas throughout the 2007 and 2008 seasons, accumulating 47 caps for them.
SWD Eagles
In 2009, he joined George-based side Template:Rut SWD Eagles, making ten appearances in the 2009 Vodacom Cup and 2009 Currie Cup First Division competitions.
Boland Cavaliers
The following season, he joined the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers, where he played his rugby until 2014.
Durbanville-Bellville
In 2015, he joined Western Province club side Durbanville-Bellville and was a member of the squad that won the 2015 SARU Community Cup competition, scoring two tries in six appearances in the competition.[3]
Representative rugby
Constant also represented South Africa at some levels, playing in the 2004 Under-21 World Championships in 2004, playing for an Emerging Springboks side at the 2007 IRB Nations Cup and the victorious[4] South Africa President's XV team at the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup.[5]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Ashton Constant". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Lions 16–25 Waratahs". South African Rugby Union. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Durbell win first Cell C Community Cup title". South African Rugby Union. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
- ^ "SA President's XV win Tbilisi Cup". IRB. 16 June 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ^ "Late changes to final SA President's XV squad". Rugby15. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.