Tim Whitehead (rugby union)

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Tim Whitehead
Full nameTimothy John Whitehead
Date of birth (1988-05-30) 30 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb)
School Grey High School, Port Elizabeth
University University of Cape Town
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
Youth career
2008–2009 Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2008 UCT Ikey Tigers 11 (20)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2010–2011 Western Province 23 (10)
2010 Stormers 10 (0)
2012 Sharks 15 (5)
2012–2014 Sharks (Currie Cup) 14 (5)
2014–2015 Eastern Province Kings 19 (35)
2016 Western Province 10 (15)
2010–2016Total91(70)
Correct as of 23 July 2016
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009 South Africa Students 2 (5)
Correct as of 26 March 2014

Timothy John Whitehead (born 30 May 1988) is a South African professional rugby union player who most recently played with Western Province. [1] His regular position is centre.

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Career

Youth and Varsity Cup rugby

Whitehead played for Varsity Cup side UCT Ikey Tigers in the 2008, 2010, 2011 editions of the competition. He made eleven appearances in this competition during the three seasons, helping Ikeys win the title in 2011 by beating UP Tuks in Pretoria. [2]

He also played for the Western Province U21 side in the Under-21 Currie Cup competitions in 2008 and 2009.

Western Province / Stormers

His first class debut came in the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition when he came on as a substitute for Western Province in their match against the Boland Cavaliers in Bredasdorp. [3] His first start came a week later in their home match against the Sharks XV. [4]

After one more start in the Vodacom Cup that season, Whitehead was drafted into the Stormers squad for the 2010 Super 14 season. He made his Super Rugby debut on 20 March 2010 against the Cheetahs in Cape Town. [5] He made a further two starts and seven substitute appearances during the remainder of the season.

He also made his debut in the Currie Cup in the same season. He started against the Free State Cheetahs, [6] one of six matches he started that season.

He fell out of Super Rugby contention in 2011, but made another six appearances in the 2011 Vodacom Cup competition and seven in the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Sharks / Sharks

At the end of 2011, Whitehead moved to Durban to join the Sharks. [7] He started fifteen of the Sharks' matches during the 2012 Super Rugby season – also scoring his first Super Rugby try against the Blues in Auckland [8] – and a further seven appearances in the 2012 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Whitehead missed the entire 2013 Super Rugby season with a broken arm sustained in a pre-season match against the Leopards, [9] but returned in the latter half of the year to help the Sharks win the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division.

With new head coach Jake White taking over at the Sharks, Whitehead was a surprise omission from the squad for the 2014 Super Rugby season, being relegated to the Vodacom Cup squad instead. [10]

Eastern Province Kings

He joined Port Elizabeth-based side Eastern Province Kings prior to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season. [11] He left after two seasons at the Kings, after the non-payment of player salaries allowed him to disengage himself from his contract. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "SA Rugby Player Profile – Tim Whitehead". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Tuks 16–26 UCT". South African Rugby Union. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Boland Kavaliers 37–28 Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Western Province 26–23 Sharks XV". South African Rugby Union. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Stormers 21–8 Vodacom Cheetahs". South African Rugby Union. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Vodacom Free State Cheetahs 11–25 Vodacom Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Whitehead left WP frustrated". Sport24. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "SA Rugby Match Centre – Blues 23–29 Sharks". South African Rugby Union. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Double injury blow for Sharks". Sport24. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Shark coach White still prefers to think big". Business Day. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Kings land 'big' Shark". Rugby365. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Fresh Kings crisis looms as players look to pull out". Daily Despatch. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
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