Henry Immelman

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Henry Immelman
Immelman 2016.jpg
Date of birth (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Upington, South Africa
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight107 kg (16 st 12 lb; 236 lb)
School Grey College
University Central University of Technology
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre, Fullback, Wing
Current team Blue Bulls
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2016–2021
2021–2023
2023–
Montpellier
Edinburgh Rugby
Bulls
77
25
0
(77)
(38)
(0)
Correct as of 26 April 2023

Henry Immelman (born 26 May 1995) [1] is a South African rugby union player who last played for the Bulls in the United Rugby Championship.

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Rugby career

2013–2016: Free State Cheetahs and CUT Ixias

He was born in Upington, but attended Grey College in Bloemfontein. He was selected to represent the Free State Cheetahs at the Under-18 Craven Week in Polokwane in 2013. [2]

After school, he joined the Free State Cheetahs' academy, and he made seven starts for the Free State U21 team in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship, scoring 22 points. [3]

He made four appearances for the Bloemfontein-based university side CUT Ixias in the 2015 Varsity Cup in a poor season that saw the team lose all seven of their matches. [4] He again played for the Free State U21 team in the Under-21 Provincial Championship in the second half of the year, making eleven starts and scoring 23 points as the team made it to the final of the competition before losing 17–52 to Western Province U21. [5]

He made a further six starts for CUT Ixias in the 2016 Varsity Cup, helping them to two victories and sixth place on the log. [6] He was also included in the Free State XV squad that competed in the 2016 Currie Cup qualification series, [7] but he failed to make any appearances in the competition.

2016–2021: Montpellier

Henry Immelman moved to France in July 2016 to join Top 14 side Montpellier, signing a youth contract with the team. [8] He made his debut for the senior team in their Round 6 match against Brive, replacing Alexandre Dumoulin for the second half of the match. [9]

2021–2023: Edinburgh Rugby

In April 2021, it was announced that Immelman would move to Edinburgh Rugby ahead of the 2021/22 season (the first of the new United Rugby Championship to include 4 South African Teams). In September of that year, he played for the side in their pre-season friendly against Newcastle Falcons. -

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Henry Immelman". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Squad – Free State : 2013 U18 Craven Week". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Top Scorers – 2014 Absa Under 21 Competition". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. "SA Rugby Log – 2015 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province U21 52–17 Free State U21". South African Rugby Union. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. "SA Rugby Log – 2016 FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. "SA Rugby Squad – Toyota Free State XV : 2016 Currie Cup Qualifying". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  8. "IMMELMAN" (in French). Montpellier Hérault Rugby. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. "Montpellier vs Brive 42-13". Scoresway. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.