Chris Micklewood

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Chris Micklewood
Full nameChristopher Ian Micklewood
Date of birth (1987-03-14) 14 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Durban, South Africa
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb; 198 lb)
School Westville Boys' High School
UniversityVarsity College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Fullback
Youth career
2004–2008 Sharks
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013–2015 College Rovers 18 (123)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007 Sale Sharks 0 (0)
2007 Macclesfield 5 (15)
2008 London Scottish 9 (62)
2008–2009 Brive 0 (0)
2009–2010 Newcastle Falcons 1 (0)
2010 Boland Cavaliers 4 (4)
Correct as of 7 April 2015
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005 South Africa Schools
Correct as of 27 March 2015

Christopher Ian Micklewood (born 14 March 1987 in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is a former rugby union player. He was a utility back and played for Macclesfield, London Scottish and Newcastle Falcons in England, Brive in France, and the Boland Cavaliers in South Africa between 2007 and 2010. [1] He also spent 10 years at KwaZulu-Natal club side College Rovers, playing over 200 games, including 18 in the SARU Community Cup between 2013 and 2015.

Micklewood was raised in Durban and educated at Westville Boys' High School, where he was Head of School in 2005 and went on to represent the South African Schools side. [2]

He spent a loan period at Sale Sharks in the latter half of 2007, turning out for their Jets team, but making no appearances for the first team, instead playing for Macclesfield in the 2007–08 National Division Three North where he made five appearances. In 2008, he played for London Scottish in the 2007–08 National Division Three South, making nine appearances.

He then joined French side Brive, where he played for their espoirs (youth) team, but failed to make an appearance for their senior squad. [3] He then signed for Newcastle Falcons at the start of the 2009–10 Guinness Premiership season, [2] [4] but made just one appearance for them in the 2009–10 European Challenge Cup.

He returned to South Africa in 2010, where he made four appearances for the Boland Cavaliers in the 2010 Currie Cup First Division. [5]

He then joined KwaZulu-Natal club side College Rovers, which he represented in the SARU Community Cup in 2013, 2014, and 2015 before retiring from the sport. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "History Chris Micklewood". Statbunker. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Newcastle add Springbok to squad". BBC. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Rugby - Player statistics Micklewood Chris". It's Rugby. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Premiership Rugby Player Profile : Chris Micklewood". Premiership Rugby. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Chris Micklewood". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Impi beat the odds to claim Varsity Shield title". The Mercury. 8 April 2015. p. 23. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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