Joe Seerane

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Joe Seerane
Full nameJohannes Seerane
Date of birth (1987-03-30) 30 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Acornhoek, South Africa
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb)
School Merensky High School, Tzaneen
University NWU Pukke
Rugby union career
Position(s) Winger
Current team Rustenburg Impala
Youth career
2005 Limpopo Blue Bulls
2007–2008 Leopards
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2012 NWU Pukke 21 (10)
2015–present Rustenburg Impala 5 (10)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 Leopards 1 (5)
2012–present Border Bulldogs 12 (30)
Correct as of 7 April 2015
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 South Africa Students 2 (5)
Correct as of 4 June 2013

Johannes Seerane (born 30 March 1987) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Rustenburg Impala. [1] His regular position is winger.

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Career

Youth and Varsity rugby

He played for Limpopo Blue Bulls at the 2005 Under-18 Craven Week. He then moved to Potchefstroom, where he represented the Leopards in the Under-21 Provincial Championship competition in 2007 and 2008.

He also played for NWU Pukke in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Varsity Cup competitions.

Leopards

He made his first class debut for the Leopards in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition, starting in their match against Pampas XV and also scoring a 60th minute try. [2] That was his only senior appearance for the Leopards.

Border Bulldogs

In 2012, he moved to East London to join the Border Bulldogs. He made three appearances, scoring two tries in the 2012 Currie Cup First Division. He was also a regular in the 2013 Vodacom Cup, scoring four tries in his seven appearances, making him the Bulldogs' top try scorer in that competition. [3]

He picked up an injury prior to the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup (see below), which ruled him out for the entire 2013 Currie Cup First Division competition. [4]

At the end of 2013, he was involved in a serious car accident that saw him sustain burn injuries and saw him admitted to hospital in a serious condition. [5]

Rustenburg Impala

He returned to Rustenburg in 2015 to sign for club side and defending SARU Community Cup champions, Rustenburg Impala.

Representative rugby

He was named in a South African Students [6] and a South African Students Sevens side [7] in 2012.

In 2013, he was initially included in a South Africa President's XV team to play in the 2013 IRB Tbilisi Cup, but had to withdraw through injury, [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Joe Seerane". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Pampas XV 38–20 Leopards". South African Rugby Union. 26 March 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Try Scorers – 2013 Vodacom Cup". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Grens wys nou tande - Wen teen Valke gee span selfvertroue". Media24 (in Afrikaans). Die Burger. 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Former Leopards rugby player seriously injured in car crash". OFM. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  6. ↑ "SA Students win in Windhoek". Rugby365. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "Mixed day for Sevens students". Sport24. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  8. ↑ "Late changes to final SA President's XV squad". Rugby15. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
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