Nizaam Carr

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Nizaam Carr
Personal information
Full nameNizaam Carr
Born (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight103 kg (16 st 3 lb)
School(s) attendedDiocesan College
UniversityUniversity of Cape Town
Club information
Playing positionLoose Forward
Current clubWestern Province / Stormers
Youth career
2007–12Western Province
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeam
2011UCT Ikey Tigers5(5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Pts)†
2011–Western Province17(5)
2012–Stormers21(0)
Representative team(s)‡
2011South Africa U204(10)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 26 October 2013.

† Appearances (Points).

‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 14 April 2013.

Nizaam Carr (born 4 April 1991) is a South African rugby union footballer who plays either as a flanker or number 8. He represents the Stormers in Super Rugby[1] and Western Province in the Currie Cup and Vodacom Cup.[2][3]

Career

Born in Cape Town, Carr made his way through the junior ranks of Western Province and made it to the senior team in 2011 where he debuted against the Golden Lions.[2] Impressive outings in a Province jersey saw him called up to the Stormers Super Rugby squad for the 2012 season and he made a total of 7 appearances before a serious knee injury ended his year.[1][4][5] However, he bounced back during 2013 and made 14 appearances for the Stormers and also helped Western Province reach the final of the Currie Cup.[5]

International

Carr was a member of the South Africa Under 20 team that competed in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship where he made a total of 4 appearances and scored 2 tries.[6][7]

Reference List

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nizaam Carr Stormers Player Profile". Stormers Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nizaam Carr Western Province Player Profile". WP Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Nizaam Carr SA Rugby Player Profile". SA Rugby. Retrieved 25 November 2013. 
  4. ↑ "SANZAR rule upsets Coetzee". Sport 24. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2013. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Nizaam Carr itsrugby Player Profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2013. 
  6. ↑ "SA Under 20 squad named". Sport 24. 6 May 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Nizaam Carr IRB JWC Player Profile". IRB.com. Retrieved 25 November 2013. 


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