Boela Abrahams

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Boela Abrahams
Full nameYuseph Williams Abrahams
Date of birth (1988-07-23) 23 July 1988 (age 34)
Place of birth Port Elizabeth
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb; 10 st 3 lb)
School Hentie Cilliers, Virginia
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Leopards
Youth career
2005–2007 Griffons
2009 Eastern Province Kings
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Maties 8 (0)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2008 Griffons 4 (0)
2009–2013 Eastern Province Kings 20 (0)
2014 Griquas 0 (0)
2014–2016 Griffons 47 (46)
2017 SWD Eagles 3 (0)
2018 Griffons 6 (0)
2019–present Leopards 5 (3)
Correct as of 25 August 2019
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 South African Kings 2 (0)
2012 South African Barbarians (South) 1 (0)
Correct as of 17 October 2014

Yuseph Williams 'Boela' Abrahams (born 23 July 1988) is a South African rugby union player for the Leopards in the Currie Cup and Rugby Challenge. [1]

He started his career playing for the Griffons at youth level, before making the squad in 2007. In 2009, he joined the Eastern Province Kings and was named in their squad for the 2011 Vodacom Cup season.

He was released at the end of 2011 and joined Maties for the 2012 Varsity Cup, but rejoined the Kings a few months later on a two-year deal. [2]

He joined Welkom-based side Griffons in 2014. He was a key member of their 2014 Currie Cup First Division-winning side. He played in the final, scoring a try and kicking a decisive drop goal in the last ten minutes of the match to help the Griffons win the match 23–21 [3] to win their first trophy for six years. [4]

A few days later, Abrahams was invited to join a Springbok training camp prior to their end-of-year tour to Europe. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Boela Abrahams". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Boela terug by Kings" (in Afrikaans). Die Son. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Down Touch Griffons 23–21 Valke". South African Rugby Union. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Currie Cup Griffons win First Division title". Sport24. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "More players join Bok training camp". SuperSport. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
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