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Seabelo Senatla
Full nameSeabelo Mohanoe Senatla
Date of birth (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birthWelkom, South Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Weight76 kg (12 st 0 lb)[1]
SchoolRiebeeckstad High School, Welkom
UniversityCentral University of Technology
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Current team Template:Rut Stormers
Youth career
2009–2011 Template:Rut Griffons
2012 Template:Rut Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2012 Template:Rut CUT Ixias (0)
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Template:Rut Stormers 6 (10)
2014– Template:Rut Western Province 17 (40)
Correct as of 2 November 2015
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013– South Africa Sevens
2013 South Africa Under-20 5 (35)
Correct as of 2 July 2014

Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team
World Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Cali Team

Seabelo Mohanoe Senatla (born 10 February 1993) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing Super Rugby with the Template:Rut Stormers and sevens rugby with the South Africa national rugby sevens team.[1] His regular position is winger.

He was a member of the South African Sevens team that won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[note 1]

Career

Youth

Senatla was born in Welkom, South Africa. Playing schoolboy rugby for Riebeeckstad High School in Welkom, Senatla earned selection in the Template:Rut Griffons side that played at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week tournament in 2009, as well as the Under-18 Academy Week tournament in 2010. He was also a member of the Template:Rut Griffons U19 side that played in the 2011 Under-19 Provincial Championship, scoring four tries in eight starts.

In 2012, he moved to Bloemfontein, where he played for university side Template:Rut CUT Ixias during the 2012 Varsity Shield competition. He helped them finish top of the log and played in the final, where they lost 19–17 to Template:Rut Wits.[3] His impressive try-scoring form for the Template:Rut Free State U19 side during the 2012 Under-19 Provincial Championship – scoring seven tries in eight starts, which included two hat-tricks against Template:Rut SWD U19[4] and the Template:Rut Leopards U19[5] – saw him make the step up to the Template:Rut Free State U21 side, scoring one try in five appearances during the 2012 Under-21 Provincial Championship.

Rugby sevens

Senatla also caught the attention of the Blitzbokke and he signed a two-year contract with SARU to play for them on the IRB Sevens World Series circuit for in 2013 and 2014.[6] He made his debut at the 2013 Wellington Sevens tournament and played in a total of five tournaments during the 2012–13 IRB Sevens World Series. He also represented them at the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens as they were knocked out in the quarter-finals, before being part of the squad that won gold at the 2013 World Games in Cali.

In December 2013, he extended his contract with SARU until December 2016.[7] He featured in a further five tournaments during the 2013–14 IRB Sevens World Series and topped the try-scoring charts for the Blitzbokke, scoring 29 tries during the season.[8]

Junior World Championship

Senatla was selected in the South Africa Under-20 side that played in the 2013 IRB Junior World Championship in France. He scored four tries in their opening match, a 97–0 victory over the United States.[9] He got another two tries in their 31–24 victory over eventual champions England,[10] and played in their match against hosts France.[11] He played in their semi-final clash with Wales, where South Africa suffered an 18–17 defeat.[12] He was also in the run-on side that met New Zealand in the third-placed play-off and scored one of six South African tries as they beat New Zealand 41–34 to secure third-place.[13]

Western Province / Stormers

The contract that Senatla signed with SARU in December 2013 also allowed him to play for Template:Rut Western Province in the Currie Cup competition.[7] In July 2014, he was selected on the bench for the 2014 Super Rugby match between the Template:Rut Stormers (the Super Rugby franchise aligned with Western Province) for their second-last match of the season against the Template:Rut Bulls in Cape Town.[14] Senatla played in and won the 2014 Currie Cup final.

2016 Summer Olympics

Senatla was included in a 12-man squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[15] He was named in the starting line-up for their first match in Group B of the competition against Spain, scoring a try as South Africa won the match 24–0.[16][17]

Notes

  1. ^ Despite being a member of the South African Sevens team at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Senatla missed the bronze medal game due to injury and did not receive a medal. His replacement Francois Hougaard was awarded the medal instead, but announced via his Twitter account that he gave his medal to Senatla.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "SA Rugby Player Profile – Seabelo Senatla". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ @Francoishougi (12 August 2016). "@Sport24news I gave Sea my medal before I left as I believe he deserves it more. The medal is really special to me but he deserves it" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 August 2016 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Match Breakdown: CUT vs Wits". South African Rugby Union. 2 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Match Breakdown: Toyota Free State Cheetahs vs SWD Eagles". South African Rugby Union. 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Match Breakdown: Leopards vs Toyota Free State Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 1 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Blitzbokke make three changes". Sport24. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Senatla, Afrika sign for Bok Sevens until 2016" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ^ "IRB Sevens Statistics : 2013–14 Season Player Tries". IRB Sevens. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs USA". South African Rugby Union. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs England". South African Rugby Union. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Match Breakdown: France vs South Africa". South African Rugby Union. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Match Breakdown: South Africa vs New Zealand". South African Rugby Union. 23 June 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  14. ^ "Burger back on deck; Senatla on debut for DHL Stormers" (Press release). Stormers. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  15. ^ "Rugby Sevens squad for Olympics named". South African Rugby Union. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Men Schedule & Results – Olympic Rugby Sevens (RSA–ESP)". Rio 2016. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Olympic Games Men's Sevens, Match 2". World Rugby. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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