Cullen Collopy

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Cullen Collopy
Full nameCullen Troy Collopy
Date of birth (1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight100 kg (220 lb; 15 st 10 lb)
School Kearsney College, KwaZulu-Natal
University Varsity College,
University of Cape Town,
University of South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker / Flanker
Current team Sharks / Sharks (Currie Cup) / Sharks XV
Youth career
2006–2014 Sharks
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016 Western Province 7 (10)
2016 Eastern Province Kings 2 (5)
2017–2018 FC Barcelona 10 (10)
2019–present Sharks XV 6 (5)
2019–present Sharks 2 (0)
Correct as of 9 July 2019

Cullen Troy Collopy (born 12 January 1993) is a South African rugby union player for the Sharks in Super Rugby and the Currie Cup and the Sharks XV in the Rugby Challenge. [1] He can play as a hooker or flanker.

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Rugby career

Schoolboy and youth rugby

Collopy was born in Cape Town, but grew up in KwaZulu-Natal, for whom he played several times at schoolboy level. He played for them at the Under-13 Craven Week in 2006, [2] the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week in 2009 [3] and the Under-18 Craven Week in 2011. [4]

He was a member of the Sharks U21 squads in 2013 [5] and 2014, making three appearances in the latter competition. [6]

2016: Western Province

Collopy joined the Cape Town-based Western Province in 2016 and was named in their squad for the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series. [7] He made his first class debut on 22 April 2016 by playing off the bench in a 36–31 victory over Free State XV in Round Three of the competition. [8] His next appearance came in Round Nine, when he made his first senior start in a 43–34 victory over the Leopards. [9] He played off the bench in five of their remaining six matches in the competition, scoring his first senior try in a 59–31 victory over the Falcons [10] and a second in his final match for Western Province, a 52–26 victory over the Border Bulldogs. [11] Western Province finished top of the log in the competition, winning thirteen of their fourteen matches. [12]

2016: Eastern Province Kings

For the second half of 2016, Collopy joined the Port Elizabeth-based Eastern Province Kings. He was named in their squad for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division [13] and made his Currie Cup debut in their rescheduled midweek match against Griquas. He came on as a replacement after 54 minutes and scored his first Currie Cup try in the final minute of a 24–47 defeat. [14] He made one more appearance for the Eastern Province Kings, coming on for the last five minutes of a 7–71 defeat to the Golden Lions. [15]

2017–present: Barcelona

After the 2016 Currie Cup, Collopy joined Spanish División de Honor side FC Barcelona. [16] He made his debut in their match against El Salvador, starting as a flanker and scoring a try just after the hour mark in a 19–44 defeat. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Cullen Collopy". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Natal : 2006 U13 Coca Cola Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – KZN : 2009 U16 Grant Khomo". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – KZN : 2011 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Sharks U21 : 2013 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Sharks U21 : 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – DHL Western Province : 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Toyota Free State XV 31–36 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Leopards 34–43 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Hino Valke 31–59 DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – DHL Western Province 52–26 Border". South African Rugby Union. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "SA Rugby Log – 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "SA Rugby Squad – Eastern Province : 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Griquas 47–24 Eastern Province Kings". South African Rugby Union. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Eastern Province Kings 7–71 Xerox Golden Lions". South African Rugby Union. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ficha Federado". Federación Española de Rugby (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "SilverStorm El Salvador v F.C. Barcelona". Federación Española de Rugby (in Spanish). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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