Full name | Deon Carney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 August 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brits, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb; 185 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Northern Cape High | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Deon Carney is a South African rugby union footballer currently playing with the Leopards. [1] His usual position is loose forward.
Carney was part of the Griquas youth structures from 2007 to 2009 before heading overseas to New Zealand where he was a member of Wellington's Wider Training Squad for the 2012 ITM Cup although he didn't make any appearances. [2]
He returned to South Africa ahead of the 2012 Vodacom Cup Season and re-joined Griquas. He made his senior debut against the Blue Bulls on 9 March 2013 [3] and made eight appearances, but was not retained for the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division. [4]
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