Karlo Aspeling

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Karlo Aspeling
Full nameKarlo Gericke Aspeling
Date of birth (1987-12-13) 13 December 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth George, South Africa
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight88 kg (13 st 12 lb; 194 lb)
School Outeniqua High School
University University of Pretoria,
University of South Africa
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Youth career
2006 SWD Eagles
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2012 Falcons 14 (106)
2013 Border Bulldogs 20 (99)
2014 SWD Eagles 13 (114)
2014–2015 CUS Ad Maiora 10 (118)
2015 Eastern Province Kings 9 (6)
2016 Falcons 17 (125)
2018–2019 CSM București 9 (13)
2019–2021 Eastern Province Elephants 3 (0)
Correct as of 29 March 2022

Karlo Gericke Aspeling (born 13 December 1987) is a South African rugby union player for the Eastern Province Elephants in the Currie Cup and in the Rugby Challenge. [1] His regular position is fly half.

Career

He started his career playing for local team SWD Eagles in the 2006 Under–19 and Under-21 Provincial Championship competitions.

He was included in the UP Tuks Varsity Cup team in 2011 and in the NMMU Madibaz team in 2012 but failed to make an appearance.

He then joined the Falcons for the 2012 Currie Cup First Division season, making his debut for them in their season opener against the Griffons. [2] He played in all 14 his team's matches that season, scoring 106 points.

The following season, he joined East London-based team Border Bulldogs for the 2013 Vodacom Cup. [3] Again, he played in all their games in that competition, scoring 66 points.

In 2014, Aspeling moved to Turin to play for Italian Serie A side CUS Ad Maiora. [4] He started all ten of their matches during the 2014–2015 season and finished the season as their top scorer with 118 points. [5]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Karlo Aspeling". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – Valke 27–37 Griffons". South African Rugby Union. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. Wippenaar, Werner (14 November 2012). "Bulldogs 'n Valk ryker in Aspeling". Die Son (in Afrikaans). Media24. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  4. "Cus Torino, il nuovo tecnico parte con le "grandi pulizie"" (in Italian). La Stampa Torino. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  5. "Statistiche della stagione di A. Weekend CUS Ad Maiora al "Torneo della Torre"". CUS Ad Maiora (in Italian). Retrieved 9 June 2015.