Full name | Christopher Hollis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 24 June 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tarkastad, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Queen's College, Queenstown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Nelson Mandela University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher Hollis (born 24 June 1998) is a South African rugby union player for the Griquas (rugby union) in the Currie Cup. His regular position is centre or wing.
Hollis attended and played first team rugby for Queen's College in Queenstown, earning an inclusion in Border's U18 squad for the 2016 Craven Week held in Durban. [1]
Hollis moved to Pretoria to join the Blue Bulls, playing for their youth teams in 2017 and 2018. [2]
After playing for NMU Madibaz in the 2019 Varsity Cup, Hollis was signed by Pro14 side the Southern Kings. [3]
Hollis made his debut in the opening round of the 2019–20 Pro14 season, starting their 27–31 defeat to the Cardiff Blues. [4] In his second appearance a month later, he scored his first senior try in a 30–36 defeat to Benetton in Treviso. [5]
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