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Sias Koen
Date of birth (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birthBloemfontein, South Africa
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight112 kg (17 st 9 lb; 247 lb)
SchoolHoërskool Klerksdorp
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker / Number eight / Lock
Current team Template:Rut Cheetahs
(on loan from Template:Rut Griquas)
Youth career
2007–2013 Template:Rut Leopards
2014–2015 Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015 Template:Rut Sharks XV 5 (0)
2016–present Template:Rut Griquas 72 (50)
2019–present → Template:Rut Cheetahs 3 (5)
Correct as of 21 October 2019

Sias Koen (born 1 January 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the Template:Rut Cheetahs in Pro14 on loan from Template:Rut Griquas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge.[1] He is a utility forward that can play as a flanker, number eight or a lock.

Rugby career

2010–2011 : Schoolboy rugby

Koen was born in Bloemfontein, but grew up in the North West province. He went to Hoërskool Klerksdorp and was selected to represent the Template:Rut Leopards at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2010,[2] scoring tries in their matches against Griquas[3] and Border Country Districts.[4]

In 2011, he was named in the Leopards team that competed at the foremost rugby union competition at high school level in South Africa, the Under-18 Craven Week. He again scored two tries during the tournament, both in a 17–40 defeat to Eastern Province Country Districts.[5]

2013 : Leopards Under-19

In 2013, Koen was included in the Template:Rut Leopards U19 squad that participated in the Under-19 Provincial Championship.[6] He started eleven of the team's twelve matches during the regular season, scoring tries in matches against Template:Rut Border U19[7] and Template:Rut Free State U19[8] as the team finished on fourth position on the log[9] to qualify for the semi-finals. Koen also started the semi-final against Template:Rut Blue Bulls U21, but the team from Pretoria won 37–21 to end the Leopards' interest in the competition.[10]

2014–2015 : Sharks Under-21 and Vodacom Cup

For the 2014 season, Koen moved to Durban to join the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) academy. He started nine of the Template:Rut Sharks U21 side's twelve matches in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring a try against his former side the Leopards in a 55–41 victory[11] and a second in a 106–3 win over Template:Rut Border U21.[12] The Sharks finished in fifth spot, failing to secure a semi-final berth.[13]

At the start of 2015, Koen was included in the Template:Rut Sharks XV squad for the Vodacom Cup competition. He made his first class debut by coming on in the 28th minute of their match against the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs, helping his side to a 53–0 win.[14] After two more appearances as a replacement against Template:Rut Western Province[15] and the Template:Rut Boland Cavaliers,[16] he made his first start in a 24–27 defeat to Template:Rut Griquas in Pietermaritzburg,[17] before reverting to the bench for their final match against the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings.[18]

He made four appearances for the Template:Rut Sharks U21 during the Under-21 Provincial Championship in the latter half of 2015, again scoring a try against his old side the Leopards in a 45–12 win.[19]

2016–present : Griquas

In 2016, Koen joined Template:Rut Griquas. He made eleven appearances for the Kimberley-based side during the 2016 Currie Cup qualification, scoring his first senior try in their 36–14 victory over a Template:Rut Sharks XV,[20] as Griquas won eleven of their fourteen matches to finish the competition in second place[21] to earn a spot in the Premier Division of the Currie Cup. He made his debut in the Currie Cup's Premier Division as a replacement in their first match of the season – against former side the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup)[22] – before making his first start a week later in a 30–24 victory over defending champions the Template:Rut Golden Lions.[23]

References

  1. ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Sias Koen". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  2. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Leopards : 2010 U16 Grant Khomo Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 15–14 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 50–0 Border CD". South African Rugby Union. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  5. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP CD 40–17 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  6. ^ "SA Rugby Squad – Leopards : 2013 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  7. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 36–15 Border". South African Rugby Union. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  8. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 20–27 Toyota Free State". South African Rugby Union. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2013 Absa Under 19 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  10. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Blue Bulls 37–21 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  11. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 41–55 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  12. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Sharks U21 106–3 Border U21". South African Rugby Union. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  13. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  14. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 53–0 Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  15. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 32–12 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  16. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 52–12 Boland Cavaliers". South African Rugby Union. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  17. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks XV 24–27 GWK Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  18. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – EP Kings 23–8 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  19. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards U21 12–45 Sharks U21". South African Rugby Union. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  20. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 36–14 Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  21. ^ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  22. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Cell C Sharks 46–24 Griquas". South African Rugby Union. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  23. ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 30–24 Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.

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