Alcino Izaacs
| Full name | Alcino Marchiano Izaacs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Windhoek, Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Namib High School, Swakopmund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alcino Marchiano Izaacs (born 16 November 1993 in Windhoek, Namibia) is a Namibian rugby union player, currently playing with South African side the Template:Rut Blue Bulls.[1] He can play as a winger or a full-back.
Career
Youth
While attending Namib High School in Swakopmund, Isaacs was selected to represent Namibia's Under–16 side at the 2009 Grant Khomo Week competition and in 2010 at the Under-18 Academy Week competition. He also played for Namibia in the Under–19 All-African Cup competition.[2]
Sharks
He then moved to Durban, South Africa to join the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) Academy for the 2012 season. He represented the Template:Rut Sharks U19 side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring five tries in thirteen appearances for the side. He progressed to the Template:Rut Sharks U21 team over the next two seasons, weighing in with three tries in the 2013 Under-21 Provincial Championship and with four in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship.
He also made his first senior appearances in 2014, playing in seven of the Template:Rut Sharks XV's matches during the 2014 Vodacom Cup. His debut came on 7 March 2014 against the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs in East London,[3] starting as the left winger and helping his side to a 46–24 victory. He made two more starts and four appearances from the bench in their remaining fixtures as they topped the Southern Section of the competition, only to be eliminated by the Template:Rut Golden Lions in the Quarter Finals, with Izaacs playing all 80 minutes of their 20–27 defeat.[4]
References
- ^ "SARU Player Profile Alcino Izaacs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Alcino Isaacs". Namibian Sun. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Border Bulldogs vs Cell C Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 7 March 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ^ "Match Breakdown: Cell C Sharks XV vs Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2015.