George Whitehead (rugby union)
| Full name | George Alexander Whitehead | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bloemfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Grey College, Bloemfontein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of the Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fly-half / Fullback | ||
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| Current team | Griquas | ||
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| 2005–2009 | Free State Cheetahs | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2010–2011 | UFS Shimlas | 11 | (71) |
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009–2011 | Free State Cheetahs | 9 | (18) |
| 2011–2015 | Eastern Province Kings | 50 | (264) |
| 2013 | Kings | 17 | (31) |
| 2016 | Griffons | 18 | (291) |
| 2016–present | Cheetahs | 3 | (2) |
| 2017–present | Griquas | 4 | (31) |
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Correct as of 9 August 2017
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George Alexander Whitehead (born 17 March 1989 in Bloemfontein, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with Griquas. He can play as a fly-half or fullback.
Born and bred in Bloemfontein, where he attended Grey College, Whitehead represented Free State in several youth competitions; he played for them at the Under-16 Grant Khomo Week competition in 2005 and at the Under-18 Craven Week competition in 2006.
After finishing high school, he joined their Academy and played for the Free State U19 side in the 2008 Under-19 Provincial Championship. The following season, he was part of the Free State U21 squad that played in the 2009 Under-21 Provincial Championship. He also made his first class debut for their senior side, the Free State Cheetahs during the 2009 Currie Cup Premier Division, coming on as a late replacement in their match against the Sharks, but finishing on the wrong end of a 24–13 result.
In 2010, Whitehead played Varsity Cup rugby for the UFS Shimlas. He started five of their matches during the 2010 Varsity Cup and ended the competition as Shimlas' top scorer, contributing 45 points with the boot. He was heavily involved in the Free State Cheetahs' 2010 Vodacom Cup campaign, starting eight of their ten matches in the competition to help them reach the final for the third time in their history. He scored his first senior points in their opening match of the season, a conversion in the third minute of a 22–13 victory over SWD Eagles in George. His first try came in their third match, a 17–26 defeat to the Sharks XV in Empangeni He started their semi-final match, helping them beat Boland Cavaliers 22–14 in Wellington and also played all 80 minutes of the final, but could not prevent them falling to a 29–31 defeat to hosts Blue Bulls.
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