Oli Kebble
| Full name | Oliver Ralph Kebble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 June 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Durban, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Bishops Diocesan College, Cape Town Dulwich College, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Cape Town | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Guy Kebble (father), Brett Kebble (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Ralph 'Oli' Kebble (born 18 June 1992 in Durban) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Template:Rut Stormers and Currie Cup rugby with Template:Rut Western Province.[1] His regular position is prop.
Career
Youth
Kebble did his A-levels at Dulwich College in London, England. He played rugby for them and was also part of the London Irish academy,[2] before joining French Pro D2 side Mont-de-Marsan.[3]
In 2012, Kebble returned to South Africa and joined Template:Rut Western Province. He played for the Template:Rut Western Province U21 side in 2012, as well as in 2013, when Western Province won the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition in the latter season.[4]
Western Province
He made his debut for the Template:Rut Western Province senior team during the 2012 Vodacom Cup competition, coming on as a substitute against the Template:Rut SWD Eagles at Template:Rus Outeniqua Park.[2][5]
In 2014, he was named in the Template:Rut Stormers pre-season training squad[6][7] and was later included in the final squad.[8]
2012 IRB Junior World Championship
In 2012, he was part of the South Africa Under-20 side that won the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship held in South Africa. He made a substitute appearances in their opening match against Ireland[9] and started the other pool matches against Italy[10] and England.[11] He also came on as a substitute in the semi-final against Argentina,[12] but was an unused substitute in the final against New Zealand.[13]
Personal
He is the son of Guy Kebble, a rugby union prop that played in four test matches for the Springboks during the 1993 South Africa rugby union tour of Argentina and the 1994 South Africa rugby union tour of New Zealand.[14] He is the nephew of controversial late mining magnate Brett Kebble.[15]
References
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Oli Kebble". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Kebble's son eyes WP debut". Sport24. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "It's Rugby Player Profile Oli Kebble". It's Rugby. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "WP U21 confirms their dominance in Newlands final". South African Rugby Union. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD Eagles 14–29 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "DHL Stormers announce 2014 pre-season squad" (Press release). Stormers. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Stormers' loosehead surprise?". Sport24. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Stormers : 2014 Vodacom Super Rugby". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Match Details: South Africa v Ireland". IRB. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: South Africa v Italy". IRB. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: South Africa v England". IRB. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: Argentina v South Africa". IRB. 17 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Match Details: South Africa v New Zealand". IRB. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Guy Kebble". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Guy Kebble: I even miss his irritating calls". IOL. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2016.