Lukhanyo Am
| Date of birth | 28 November 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | King William's Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | De Vos Malan High School, King William's Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lukanhyo Am (born 28 November 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing domestic Currie Cup rugby with the Template:Rut Sharks (Currie Cup) and Super Rugby with the Template:Rut Kings.[1] His regular position is centre.
Career
He played for the Margate-based Gladiators Rugby Academy before he was called into the Template:Rut Border Bulldogs Under–19 squad[2] that won the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship Division B and winning promotion to Division A, making six appearances and scoring three tries.
After spending time with Saracens during the off-season as part of an exchange programme in conjunction with the British High Commission,[3] he returned to be included in the senior squad for the 2013 Vodacom Cup competition and made his senior debut against defending champions Template:Rut Western Province in Paarl.[4]
In 2013, he was named in a South African Barbarians team to face Saracens in London.[5]
Southern Kings
At the start of 2016, Am was one of two Sharks players that joined the Template:Rut Kings' Super Rugby squad for a trial period as they prepared for the 2016 Super Rugby season.[6]
References
- ^ "SARU Player Profile Lukhanyo Am". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Border Bound". South Coast Fever. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Exchange programme offers previously disadvantaged players big dreams" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "DHL Western Province vs Border Bulldogs". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "South African Barbarians name squad for City clash". Saracens. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "New recruits as Southern Kings 2016 season starts" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2016.