| Date of birth | 21 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Strand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gino Cupido (born 21 January 2005) is a South African professional rugby union footballer who plays for Western Province and the South Africa national rugby sevens team. [1]
He is from Sir Lowry's Pass Village and attended Strand High School. [2]
In 2023, Cupido represented South Africa in sevens rugby at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago, and for South Africa under-18s in their International Series in the Western Cape. He played for the South A Africa A-side at the Dubai International Invitational in December 2024. [3]
has represented Western Province at junior and senior level, making his debut against Sharks in the Currie Cup in August 2024, and plays at centre in the 15-a-side game. [4] [5] [6]
He made his debut for South Africa national rugby sevens team at the Hong Kong Sevens in the 2024–25 SVNS series. [7] [8] Upon his call-up South Africa coach Phillip Snyman said that he predicted he would go on "to achieve great things in rugby. He may only be 19 but is full of potential and a player I rate highly already". [9] He made a try-scoring debut for South Africa at the tournament, scoring in his opening game against Uruguay, running in from 95 metres in a 40-7 victory for the Springboks. [10]