Martin Ferreira

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Martin Ferreira
Date of birth (1989-01-24) 24 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18 st 2 lb)
School Grey High School, Port Elizabeth
University Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
University of the Free State
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Youth career
2005–2007 Eastern Province Kings
2008–2010 Free State Cheetahs
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2014 NMMU Madibaz 28 (45)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2013 SWD Eagles 22 (30)
2014–2015 Eastern Province Kings 16 (0)
2014Border Bulldogs 1 (0)
2016 Southern Kings 9 (0)
2016 Western Province 1 (0)
Correct as of 25 October 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013 South African Universities 1 (10)
Correct as of 4 April 2015

Martin Ferreira (born 24 January 1989) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played Currie Cup rugby with Western Province. [1] His regular position is hooker.

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Career

Youth and amateur

He represented Eastern Province at the 2005 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week and 2007 Under-18 Craven Week tournaments. He joined the Free State Cheetahs in 2008 and played for the Free State U19 side in 2008 and the Free State U21 side in 2011.

He was also a member of the UFS Shimlas squad for the 2010 Varsity Cup competition, but failed to make an appearance. He did however play in that competition for the NMMU Madibaz, making 28 appearances between 2011 and 2014.

SWD Eagles

He was included in the SWD Eagles squad for the 2011 Currie Cup First Division and made his debut in a compulsory friendly against the Sharks. [2] He made eight starts and one substitute appearance in the competition proper, scoring three tries.

He returned to the SWD Eagles for the 2013 Currie Cup First Division season. [3]

Eastern Province Kings

In 2014, he linked up with the Eastern Province Kings prior to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season. [4]

He was included in the Southern Kings Super Rugby squad for the 2016 Super Rugby season. [5]

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References

  1. "SA Rugby Player Profile – Martin Ferreira". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. "SA Rugby Match Centre – SWD 22–35 Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. "SA Rugby Squad – SWD Eagles : 2013 Absa Currie Cup First Division". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  4. "Ervare CJ kan OP-Kings se skrum anker" (in Afrikaans). Volksblad. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  5. "More players join the ranks of the Southern Kings squad" (Press release). Eastern Province Kings. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2016.