Full name | Johannes Seerane | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 March 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Acornhoek, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb; 190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Merensky High School, Tzaneen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | NWU Pukke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Johannes Seerane (born 30 March 1987) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Rustenburg Impala. [1] His regular position is winger.
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.
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.
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]
He returned to Rustenburg in 2015 to sign for club side and defending SARU Community Cup champions, Rustenburg Impala.
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]
The 2012 Vodacom Cup was played between 10 March and 18 May 2012 and was the 15th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as an invitational team, the Pampas XV from Argentina.
The 2013 Vodacom Cup was played between 9 March and 18 May 2013 and was the 16th edition of this annual domestic cup competition. The Vodacom Cup is played between provincial rugby union teams in South Africa from the Currie Cup Premier and First Divisions, as well as Limpopo Blue Bulls and an invitational team, the Pampas XV from Argentina.
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