Full name | Anthony Alfred Volmink | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bredasdorp, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | HTS Bredasdorp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony Alfred Volmink (born 10 February 1990) is a South African rugby union player who plays as a wing or fullback for the Cheetahs in Pro14 on loan from Griquas in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. [1]
Volmink made his Super Rugby debut on 2 June 2012 for the Lions against the Sharks in Johannesburg. Volmink started the game before being replaced by Ruan Combrinck in the 61st minute of a 38-28 Lions victory. [2]
On 27 April 2013, Volmink broke the South African tries-per-game record when he scored nine tries in the Golden Lions 161–3 victory over the hapless Limpopo Blue Bulls in the 2013 Vodacom Cup. [3]
Volmink formerly represented UWC in the Varsity Shield. [4]
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