Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carel Frederick Kirstein Greeff | ||
Born |
Klerksdorp, South Africa |
20 May 1990 ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 99 kg (15 st 8 lb) | ||
School(s) attended | Schoonspruit High School | ||
Club information | |||
Playing position | Flanker / Number Eight | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2008 | Leopards | ||
2009 | Sharks | ||
2011 | Golden Lions | ||
Amateur team(s) | |||
Years | Team | ||
2013 | Wits | 7 | (25) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
2011 | Golden Lions XV | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Griquas | 50 | (160) |
2014–2015 | Cheetahs | 6 | (10) |
2016 | Pumas | 19 | (20) |
Representative team(s) | |||
2008 | S.A. Elite Squad | () | |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016. |
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 9 October 2016.
Carel Frederick Kirstein Greeff (born 20 May 1990) is a South African rugby union player, who most recently played domestic Currie Cup rugby with the Pumas. His regular position is loose-forward.
He represented the Leopards at the 2006 Under-16 Grant Khomo Week, 2007 Under-18 Academy Week and 2008 Under-18 Craven Week competitions. His performances in the latter also resulted in his inclusion in an Under-18 South African Elite squad in 2008.
The then joined the Sharks and was included in their U19 squad for the 2009 Under-19 Provincial Championship competition.
In 2011, he made his first class debut for the Golden Lions in a compulsory friendly match prior to the 2011 Currie Cup Premier Division season, starting the match against the Falcons. He never appeared in the competition proper, instead representing the Golden Lions U21 team in the 2011 Under-21 Provincial Championship competition, making twelve appearances.
He played in the 2013 Varsity Cup competition for Wits, scoring five tries in seven appearances, making him the joint second top try scorer in the competition.
He then joined Griquas before the 2013 Currie Cup Premier Division. He made his debut for them in the opening match of the season, coming on as a half-time in their match against the Sharks in Durban. He scored a try in injury time to tie the score 30–30 and a Nico Scheepers conversion gave Griquas a dramatic victory.