Demetri Catrakilis
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| Personal information | |||
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| Nickname | The Greek God | ||
| Born |
6 July 1989 Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb) | ||
| School(s) attended | St John's College | ||
| University |
University of Johannesburg University of Cape Town |
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| Club information | |||
| Playing position | Fly-Half | ||
| Current club | Montpellier | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Golden Lions | ||
| 2009–2010 | Racing Métro 92 | ||
| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011 | UCT Ikey Tigers | 9 | (136) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Pts)† |
| 2011–2012 | Western Province | 34 | (425) |
| 2013 | Kings | 15 | (151) |
| 2013–2015 | Western Province | 24 | (245) |
| 2014–2015 | Stormers | 24 | (214) |
| 2015–2017 | Montpellier | 38 | (398) |
| 2017–future | Harlequins | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 28 January 2017. |
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* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 28 January 2017.
Demetri Catrakilis (born 6 July 1989) is a South African rugby union player, of Greek and Cypriot origin, who plays for French Top 14 side Montpellier. He previously played for the Stormers and the Kings in Super Rugby, for Western Province in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup competition and for the UCT Ikey Tigers in the Varsity Cup.
Catrakilis attended St John's College in Johannesburg where he played for the first team as a 15-year-old and went on to captain the first team in his final school year.
He represented the Golden Lions Under-18 team in the 2007 Academy Week as their first-choice fly half. He was then chosen to represent the Golden Lions U19 team for the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He helped the Golden Lions reach the semi-finals of the competition, where they lost 25–28 to the Sharks U19.
Following Catrakilis' Under-19 Provincial Championship season with the Golden Lions, he then joined the youth team of French Top 14 side Racing Métro 92, where he enjoyed a brief stint with the Under-23 squad in 2009, before returning home to South Africa.
He played for the UCT Ikey Tigers during the 2011 Varsity Cup after a season for Western Province Super League club False Bay. He was the highest point scorer of the tournament with 136 points in his debut Varsity Cup season, helping the Ikey Tigers to win their first Varsity Cup. They beat UP Tuks 26–16 in the final with Catrakilis picking up the Man of the Match award.
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