Joe Seerane
| Full name | Johannes Seerane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 March 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Acornhoek, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Merensky High School, Tzaneen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Template:Rut NWU Pukke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Seerane (born 30 March 1987) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Rustenburg Impala.[1] His regular position is winger.
Career
Youth and Varsity rugby
He played for Template:Rut Limpopo Blue Bulls at the 2005 Under-18 Craven Week. He then moved to Potchefstroom, where he represented the Template:Rut Leopards in the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition in 2007 and 2008.
He also played for Template:Rut NWU Pukke in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.
Leopards
He made his first class debut for the Template:Rut Leopards in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in their match against Template:Rut Pampas XV and also scoring a 60th minute try.[2] That was his only senior appearance for the Leopards.
Border Bulldogs
In 2012, he moved to East London to join the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs. He made three appearances, scoring two tries in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division. He was also a regular in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring four tries in his seven appearances, making him the Bulldogs' top try scorer in that competition.[3]
He picked up an injury prior to the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup (see below), which ruled him out for the entire 2013 Currie Cup First Division competition.[4]
At the end of 2013, he was involved in a serious car accident that saw him sustain burn injuries and saw him admitted to hospital in a serious condition.[5]
Rustenburg Impala
He returned to Rustenburg in 2015 to sign for club side and defending SARU Community Cup champions, Rustenburg Impala.
Representative rugby
He was named in a South African Students[6] and a South African Students Sevens side[7] in 2012.
In 2013, he was initially included in a South Africa President's XV team to play in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup, but had to withdraw through injury,[8]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Joe Seerane". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pampas XV 38–20 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Grens wys nou tande - Wen teen Valke gee span selfvertroue". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "Former Leopards rugby player seriously injured in car crash". OFM. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "SA Students win in Windhoek". Rugby365. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Mixed day for Sevens students". Sport24. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Late changes to final SA President's XV squad". Rugby15. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.