Danie Dames
| Full name | Hendrik Daniel Petrus Dames | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Koës, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb; 214 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Duineveld, Upington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | North-West University, Potchefstroom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hendrik Daniel Petrus Dames (born 7 February 1986 in Koës)[1] is a Namibian international rugby union player, who most recently played with Template:Rut Griquas.[2] He can play as a winger or a full-back.
Career
Youth
Dames represented the Template:Rut Griquas side at the 2004 Craven Week tournament in Nelspruit. The following year, Dames was a member of the Namibia Under-19 squad that participated in the 2005 Under 19 Rugby World Championship in Durban.[3]
He then moved to Potchefstroom, where he played for the Template:Rut Leopards U19 side in 2005 and for the Template:Rut Leopards U21 side in 2006, before joining Durban-based side the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup), where he played for the Template:Rut Sharks U21 side in 2007.
Sharks
He made his senior bow in 2008, playing for the Sharks' Vodacom Cup side, the Template:Rut Natal Wildebeest in the 2008 Vodacom Cup competition, his debut coming in their match against the Template:Rut Pumas in Durban.[4] He made eight appearances in the competition, one in a Currie Cup pre-season compulsory friendly match against the Template:Rut Griffons[5] and a further four for the Template:Rut Sharks XV in the 2009 Vodacom Cup, but failed to establish himself in the Currie Cup side.
Leopards
He returned to the Template:Rut Leopards for the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division. He remained in Potchefstroom for 5 years, scoring 27 tries in 65 appearances for the Leopards in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competitions.
Griquas
At the end of 2013, Dames joined Kimberley-based side Template:Rut Griquas.[6]
International
Dames was also a member of the Namibia squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, where he started 4 matches.[7]
References
- ^ "Danie Dames on World Cup and beer with Bakkies". NWU Pukke. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Danie Dames". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "No opponents for under 19 rugby World Cup side". The Namibian. 14 January 2005. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Wildebeest 10–30 Pumas". South African Rugby Union. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griffons 15–44 The Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Stut-skok vir GW, Cheetahs". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Beeld. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ^ "ESPN Scrum Player Profile: Danie Dames". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 1 May 2014.