Leighton Eksteen
| Date of birth | 15 September 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Riversdale, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (10 st 8 lb; 148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Hoërskool Outeniqua, George | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Fullback / Fly-half / Scrum-half | ||
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| Current team | SWD Eagles | ||
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| 2012–2015 | SWD Eagles | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2014–present | SWD Eagles | 33 | (141) |
| 2016 | Kings | 5 | (0) |
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Correct as of 9 October 2016
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Leighton Eksteen (born 15 September 1994 in Riversdale, South Africa) is a South African rugby union player, currently playing with the SWD Eagles. He is a utility back that can play as a fullback, fly-half or scrum-half.
In 2012, Eksteen was selected to represent the George-based SWD Eagles at the premier South African rugby union competition for high schools, the Under-18 Craven Week, held in Port Elizabeth, scoring a try in their 33–39 defeat to Western Province.
He joined the SWD Academy after leaving school and made four appearances for the SWD U19s in the 2013 Under-19 Provincial Championship. He made just four appearances for them in the competition – three starts and one appearance off the bench – but was their top scorer in the competition with 76 points. That placed him as the third-highest points scorer in Group B of the competition. He scored six tries in his four appearances, which included a hat-trick in their match against the Pumas U19s, which saw him score 30 of his side's points in a 55–12 victory. The SWD U19 side qualified for the semi-finals of the competition, but Eksteen didn't feature in their 24–29 defeat to the Falcons U19 in their semi-final match.
He was included in the SWD U21 squad that participated in the 2014 Under-21 Provincial Championship. However, he just in just two matches against Limpopo Blue Bulls U21 and Griffons U21 – scoring 21 points through one try and eight conversions in the latter match – before being joining the SWD Eagles' senior squad for the 2014 Currie Cup First Division. He made his first class debut as the SWD Eagles' starting fly-half in a 19–24 defeat to the Falcons in Kempton Park. After also starting their 31–22 victory over the Border Bulldogs in George, he scored his first senior points in their next match, scoring a try shortly before half-time in a 24–35 defeat at home to the Boland Cavaliers. He appeared as a replacement in their 42–27 victory over the Griffons in Welkom in their final match of the regular season, as well as in their 43–45 defeat to the same opposition in the semi-finals a week later. With the senior side's season over, he rejoined the Under-21 side that reached the final of Group B of the Under-21 Provincial Championship, starting the match and scoring his side's only points as the Eastern Province U21s won the match 46–3.
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