External links
- Shayne Bolton at ItsRugby.co.uk
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| Date of birth | 29 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Pretoria, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 100 kg (16 st; 220 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Eldoraigne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shayne Bolton (born 29 June 2000) is a South African professional rugby union player, currently playing for United Rugby Championship and European Rugby Champions Cup side Connacht. He originally played centre. [1] Bolton now plays on the wing, usually the left wing.
Bolton joined Connacht in June 2021 having previously played in the Varsity Cup for Shimlas in South Africa. [2] He made his debut for Connacht in Round 6 of the 2021–22 United Rugby Championship against the Ospreys, scoring a try. [3]
Bolton has had Irish citizenship from birth through his Irish-born grandmother, therefore he can represent the Irish rugby team. He was named in the Emerging Ireland squad for their tour of South Africa in 2024, but missed out due to injury. Bolton was then named as a training panelist in the Irish squad for the Autumn Internationals in October 2024. Bolton was called up to the Irish squad as cover in week two of the Guinness Six Nations in February 2025. Bolton was named in an Ireland ‘A’ team to face an England ‘A’ team on February 23 2025, and went on to score a try in the game. [4]
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