Boela Abrahams
Full name | Yuseph Williams Abrahams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 23 July 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Port Elizabeth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (10 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hentie Cilliers, Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yuseph Williams 'Boela' Abrahams (born 23 July 1988) is a South African rugby union player,[1] currently playing with the Template:Rut SWD Eagles.
He started his career playing for the Template:Rut Griffons at youth level, before making the squad in 2007. In 2009, he joined the Template:Rut Eastern Province Kings and was named in their squad for the 2011 Vodacom Cup season.
He was released at the end of 2011 and joined Template:Rut Maties for the 2012 Varsity Cup, but rejoined the Kings a few months later on a two-year deal.[2]
He joined Welkom-based side Template:Rut Griffons in 2014. He was a key member of their 2014 Currie Cup First Division-winning side. He played in the final, scoring a try and kicking a decisive drop goal in the last ten minutes of the match to help the Griffons win the match 23–21[3] to win their first trophy for six years.[4]
A few days later, Abrahams was invited to join a Springbok training camp prior to their end-of-year tour to Europe.[5]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Boela Abrahams". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Boela terug by Kings" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 2012-04-17. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 23–21 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Currie Cup Griffons win First Division title". Sport24. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "More players join Bok training camp". SuperSport. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.